There are a thousand excuses for failure, but never a good reason. — Mark Twain Excuses Copy Share Image
How stunning are the changes which age makes in a man while he sleeps! — Mark Twain Age Copy Share Image
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. — Mark Twain Comedy Copy Share Image
Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is not best to use our morals weekdays, it gets them out of repair for Sunday. — Mark Twain Character Copy Share Image
“He begged hard, and said he couldn't play—a plausible excuse, but too thin; there wasn't a musician in the country that could.” — Mark Twain Humour Copy Share Image
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles - by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can imagine it. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German. — Mark Twain Chance Copy Share Image
Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out. — Mark Twain College Copy Share Image
There have been innumerable Temporary Seekers after the Truth-have you ever heard of a permanent one? — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I have damaged my intellect trying to imagine why a man should want to invent a repeating clock, and how another man… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
History has tried hard to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at… — Mark Twain Being wise Copy Share Image
The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing, it is the thing to watch over and care for… — Mark Twain Care Copy Share Image
We could use up two Eternities in learning all that is to be learned about our own world and the thousands of… — Mark Twain Curiosity Copy Share Image
To get the full value of joy You must have someone to divide it with. After all these years I see that… — Mark Twain Adam and eve Copy Share Image
“I never felt so fervently thankful, so soothed, so tranquil, so filled with a blessed peace, as I did yesterday when I… — Mark Twain Blessed Copy Share Image
Now he found out a new thing--namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world… — Mark Twain Body Copy Share Image
I would not rob you of your food or your clothes or your umbrella, but if I caught your German out I… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Crowds stand around all day long and criticise that bridge, and find fault with it, and tell with unlimited frankness how it… — Mark Twain America Copy Share Image
“You think you are reading proof, whereas you are merely reading your own mind; your statement of the thing is full of… — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
“Say, do we kill the women too?" "Well, Ben Rogers, if I was as ignorant as you I wouldn't let on. Kill… — mark twain Books Copy Share Image
Now when I had mastered the language of this water, and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great… — Mark Twain Acquisition Copy Share Image
“I should not be able to make any one understand how exciting it all was. You know that kind of quiver that… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling… — Mark Twain God Copy Share Image
there was no crime in unconscious plagiarism; that I committed it everyday, that he committed it everyday, that every man alive on… — Mark Twain Alive Copy Share Image
“Sure enough, it was just as I had dreaded, he started to climb the tree-" "What the Bull?" "Of course- who else?"… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
