All Mark Twain Quotes
- 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
- I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way. Inspirational
- As I have said before, I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its… Added
- I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world. Carried
- It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is… Chicago
- Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely… Best
- It is the Creator´s Grand Army, and he is the Commander-in-Chief... With these facts before you, now try to guess man´s chiefest pet name for… Army
- ...heaven for climate, and hell for society. Climate
- We may not doubt that society in heaven consists mainly of undesirable persons. Consists
- India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand… Birthplace
- So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country… Able