All Mark Twain Quotes
- Adam and Eve entered the world naked and unashamed - naked and pure-minded. And no descendant of theirs has ever entered it otherwise. All have… Acquire
- The waves most washed me off the raft sometimes, but I hadn't any clothes on, and didn't mind. Any
- The convention missionaries call "modesty" has no standard, and cannot have one, because it is opposed to nature and reason and is therefore an artificiality… Artificiality
- There's nobody for me to attack in this matter even with soft and gentle ridicule-and I shouldn't ever think of using a grown up weapon… All
- Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful. Diligence
- I have been born more times than anybody except Krishna. Anybody
- If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost… Abstruse
- Creed and opinion change with time, and their symbols perish; but Literature and its temples are sacred to all creeds and inviolate. All
- Delicacy - a sad, sad false delicacy - robs literature of the two best things among its belongings: Family-circle narratives & obscene stories. Among
- Comedy keeps the heart sweet; but we all know that there is wholesome refreshment for both mind and heart in an occasional climb among the… All
- I told that girl, in the kindest, gentlest way, that I could not consent to deliver judgment upon any one's manuscript, because an individual's verdict… Any
- In literature imitations do not imitate. Imitate
- Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value. Elevation
- But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the… Absolutely
- A man can be a Christian or a patriot, but he can't legally be a Christian and a patriot - except in the usual way:… Christian
- The spirit of Christianity proclaims the brotherhood of the race and the meaning of that strong word has not been left to guesswork, but made… All
- Well - Patriotism has its laws. And it also is a perfectly definite one, there are not vaguenesses about it. It commands that the brother… Book
- Word it as softly as you please, the spirit of patriotism is the spirit of the dog and wolf. The moment there is a misunderstanding… All
- If you're looking for friends when you need them...it's too late. Friends
- A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. Change