You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. — Mark Twain Focus Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wish we could hear of a country that’s out of kings.” — Mark Twain Government Copy Share Image
Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest. — Mark Twain Gratify Copy Share Image
Newport, Rhode Island, that breeding place-that stud farm, so to speak-of aristocracy; aristocracy of the American type. — Mark Twain Aristocracy Copy Share Image
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. — Mark Twain Body Copy Share Image
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. — Mark Twain Bravery Copy Share Image
“The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French.” — Mark Twain Comedy Copy Share Image
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.-- Mark Twain — Mark Twain Life Copy Share Image
A good and wholesome thing is a little harmless fun in this world; it tones a body up and keeps him human… — Mark Twain Body Copy Share Image
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. — Mark Twain Business Copy Share Image
“So it shows that for all the brag you hear about knowledge being such a wonderful thing, instink is worth forty of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Sufficient unto the day is one baby. As long as you are in your right mind don't you ever pray for twins.… — Mark Twain Baby Copy Share Image
Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly ofthe storm of thought that is forever… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“For a little while, hope made a show of reviving - not with any reason to back it, but only because it… — Mark Twain Failure Copy Share Image
“I will say this much for the nobility: that, tyrannical, murderous, rapacious and morally rotten as they were, they were deeply and… — Mark Twain Nobility Copy Share Image
“The old lady whirled round, and snatched her skirts out of danger. The lad fled on the instant, scrambled up the high… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“It made one mad, for pleasure; and we could not take our eyes from him, and the looks that went out of… — Mark Twain Communication Copy Share Image
The dreamer's valuation of a thing lost - not another man's - is the only standard to measure it by, and his… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“You see, he was going for the Holy Grail. The boys all took a flier at the Holy Grail now and then.… — Mark Twain Holy grail Copy Share Image
“Then he skipped out, and saw Sid just starting up the outside stairway that led to the back rooms on the second… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“As a rule it will listen to neither a dull speaker nor a bright one. It refuses all persuasion. The dull speaker… — Mark Twain Communication Copy Share Image
“After a long time and many questions, Satan said, "The spider kills the fly, and eats it; the bird kills the spider… — Mark Twain God Copy Share Image
“To proceed with the Biblical curiosities. Naturally you will think the threat to punish Adam and Eve for disobeying was of course… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“IN the morning we went up to the village and bought a wire rat-trap and fetched it down, and unstopped the best… — Mark Twain Safe place Copy Share Image
“It made me shiver. And I about made up my mind to pray, and see if I couldn't try to quit being… — Mark Twain Best friend Copy Share Image
I am technically "boss" of the family which I am carrying along-but I am grateful to know that it is only technically… — Mark Twain Authority Copy Share Image
