There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars. — Mark Twain Liars Copy Share Image
When one's character begins to fall under suspicion and disfavor, how swift, then, is the work of disintegration and destruction. — Mark Twain Atheism Copy Share Image
A powerful agent is the right word: it lights the reader's way and makes it plain. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“There have been daring people in the world who claimed that Fenimore Cooper could write English, but they are all dead now.” — Mark Twain Bad reviews Copy Share Image
There's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends. — Mark Twain Best friend Copy Share Image
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half of life consists of the… — Mark Twain Chance Copy Share Image
...mastery of the art and spirit of the Germanic language enables a man to travel all day in one sentence without changing… — Mark Twain Art Copy Share Image
Trust based on honesty is the foundation of strong and bonding relationships. Lead an honest and happy life. — Mark Twain Being strong Copy Share Image
It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; when the past seems a storm-swept desolation,… — Mark Twain Death Copy Share Image
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. The conviction of the rich that the poor are… — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
It is poison - rank poison - to knuckle down to care and hardships. They must come to us all, albeit in… — Mark Twain Care Copy Share Image
From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one… — Mark Twain Comfort Copy Share Image
If I had been helping the Almighty when he created man, I would have had him begin at the other end, and… — Mark Twain Age Copy Share Image
It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half… — Mark Twain Birthday Copy Share Image
“It is said, in this country, that if a man can arrange his religion so that it perfectly satisfies his conscience, it… — Mark Twain Conscience Copy Share Image
“We have reached a little altitude where we may look down upon the Indian Thugs with a complacent shudder; and we may… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited… — Mark Twain Age Copy Share Image
“They were nothing but ravens—I knew that—what they thought of me could be a matter of no consequence—and yet when even a… — Mark Twain Animals Copy Share Image
“In the afternoon the ship's company assembled aft, on deck, under the awnings; the flute, the asthmatic meodeon, and the consumptive clarinet… — Mark Twain Business Copy Share Image
So you see, the quality of humor is not a personal or a national monopoly. It's as free as salvation, and, I… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The true and lasting genius of humour does not drag you thus to boxes labelled 'pathos,' 'humour,' and show you all the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“You see my kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the… — Mark Twain Death Copy Share Image
“spiritual wants and instincts are as various in the human family as are physical appetites, complexions, and features, and a man is… — Mark Twain Family Copy Share Image
Few things are more irritating than when someone who is wrong is also very effective in making his point. — Mark Twain Coercion Copy Share Image
I asked Tom if countries always apologized when they had done wrong, and he says - "Yes; the little ones does". — Mark Twain Apology Copy Share Image
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed. — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
I thoroughly believe that any man who's got anything worthwhile to say will be heard if he only says it often enough. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It was the schoolboy who said, ""Faith is believing what you know ain't so."" — Mark Twain Anti religious Copy Share Image
“It don't make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person's conscience ain't got no sense, and just goes for… — Mark Twain Conscience Copy Share Image
“He was a good enough sort of cretur, and hadn't no harm in him, and was just a genius, as the papers… — Mark Twain Good enough Copy Share Image
I take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly. — Mark Twain Acting Copy Share Image
It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of… — Mark Twain Character Copy Share Image
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“All the memories in the world, good or bad, are not worth one slender hope for the future; and” — Mark Twain Hope Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a new idea. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a… — Mark Twain Idea Copy Share Image
If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat. — Mark Twain Cat Copy Share Image
Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When your watch gets out of order you have choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take… — Mark Twain Choices Copy Share Image
Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows… — Mark Twain Body Copy Share Image
