Civilization largely consists in hiding human nature. When the barbarian learns to hide it we account him enlightened. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When one has tasted watermelons, one knows what angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it… — Mark Twain Angel Copy Share Image
Men are like bank accounts. The more money, the more interest they generate. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. — Mark Twain Assault Copy Share Image
Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
They do say that when a man starts down hill everybody is ready to help him with a kick, and I suppose… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“făgăduiala de a nu face un lucru este calea cea mai sigură pentru a fi mereu ispitit să-l faci.” — Mark Twain Amor Copy Share Image
Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. — Mark Twain Comedy Copy Share Image
“In this same library we saw some drawings by Michael Angelo (these Italians call him Mickel Angelo,) and Leonardo da Vinci. (They… — Mark Twain Artist Copy Share Image
Therein lies the defect of revenge: it's all in the anticipation; the thing itself is a pain, not a pleasure; at least… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“In both instances [a car coming out of the Himalayas and tobogganning] the sensation was pleasurable--intensely so; it was a sudden and… — Mark Twain Joy Copy Share Image
Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen all the foreign countries I want to except heaven & hell… — Mark Twain Charm Copy Share Image
These people´s God has shown them by a million acts that he respects none of the Bible´s statues. He breaks every one… — Mark Twain Adultery Copy Share Image
“NOTICE Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is sound statesmanship to add two battleships every time our neighbour adds one and two stories to our skyscrapers every time… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditchdigging. It is the insanest of all recreations. The inventor… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Presbyterianism without infant damnation would be like the dog on the train that couldn't be identified because it had lost its tag. — Mark Twain Atheism Copy Share Image
“If You don't read good books, then you are no better than an unlettered Man” — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
The report of my illness grew out of his (James Clemens) illness. The report of my death was an exaggeration. — Mark Twain Death Copy Share Image
One day man by the slow processes of evolution shall develop into something really fine and high - some billions of years… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. - Mark Twain” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside — Mark Twain Food Copy Share Image
“They had been heritors and subjects of cruelty and outrage so long that nothing could have startled them but a kindness.” — Mark Twain Cruelty Copy Share Image
Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“But as soon as one is at rest in this world off he goes on something else to worry about.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work. — Mark Twain Appreciation Copy Share Image
The frankest and freest and privatest product of the human mind and heart is a love letter... — Mark Twain Heart Copy Share Image
I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I found out that I was a Christian for revenue only and I could not bear the thought of that, it was… — Mark Twain Bears Copy Share Image
By and by when each nation has 20,000 battleships and 5,000,000 soldiers we shall all be safe and the wisdom of statesmanship… — Mark Twain Nations Copy Share Image
A half-educated physician is not valuable. He thinks he can cure everything. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The exquisitely bad is as satisfying to the soul as the exquisitely good. Only the mediocre is unendurable. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and… — Mark Twain Charm Copy Share Image
Wherefore being all of one mind, we do highly resolve that government of the grafted by the grafter for the grafter shall… — Mark Twain Earth Copy Share Image
I do not know what we should do without the pulpit. We could better spare the sun-the moon, anyway. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth. - More Maxims of Mark, Johnson, 1927” — Mark Twain Money Copy Share Image
Nothing seems to please a fly so much as to be taken for a currant; and if it can be baked in… — Mark Twain Bugs Copy Share Image
God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New--the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her. — Mark Twain Acquaintance Copy Share Image
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