No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work. — Mark Twain Appreciation Copy Share Image
Such is professional jealousy; a scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself. — Mark Twain Jealousy Copy Share Image
S'pose a man was to come to you and say Pollyvoo-franzy - what would you think? — Mark Twain Men Copy Share Image
Sing like no one's listening,love like you've ever been hurt,dance like nobody's watching.And live like it's heaven on earth — Mark Twain Dance Copy Share Image
I don't believe there is anything in the whole earth that you can't learn in Berlin except the German language. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor. — Mark Twain Freedom Copy Share Image
It is curious and interesting to notice what an attraction a fussy, mincing, nickel-plated word has for you. — Mark Twain Attraction Copy Share Image
“Some people scorn a cat and think it not an essential; but the Clemens tribe are not of these.” — Mark Twain Cats Copy Share Image
If a spectacle is going to be particularly imposing I prefer to see it through somebody else's eyes, because that man will… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Words are only painted fire, a look is the fire itself. She gave that look, and carried it away to the treasury… — Mark Twain Divine Copy Share Image
The frankest and freest product of the human mind and heart is a love letter; the writer gets his limitless freedom of… — Mark Twain Expression Copy Share Image
Rags, wretchedness, poverty and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of [Muslim] rule more surely than the crescent-flag itself,… — Mark Twain Crescent Copy Share Image
No temperance society which is well officered and which has the real good of our fellow-men in view, will ever get drunk… — Mark Twain Drinking Copy Share Image
I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead. The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever… — Mark Twain Cry Copy Share Image
“As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke… — Mark Twain Moderation Copy Share Image
Those people… early stricken of God, intellectually - the departmental interpreters of the laws in Washington... can always be depended on to… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“What a hell of a heaven it will be when they get all these hypocrites assembled there!” — Mark Twain Heaven Copy Share Image
There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage. — Mark Twain Bigotry Copy Share Image
An occultation of Venus is not half so difficult as an eclipse of the sun, but because it comes seldom the world… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened” — Mark Twain Inspirational Copy Share Image
In my nostrils still lives the breath of flowers that perished twenty years ago. — Mark Twain Breaths 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
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
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
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
One thing at a time, is my motto - and just play that thing for all it is worth, even if it's… — Mark Twain Determination Copy Share Image
“We were perfectly willing to go in there and rest, but it could not be done. It was only another delusion—a painting… — Mark Twain Art Copy Share Image
“Satan had been making admiring remarks about certain of the Creator's sparkling industries -- remarks which, being read between the lines, were… — Mark Twain God Copy Share Image
The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is a mystery that is hidden from me by reason that the emergency requiring the fathoming of it hath not in… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The average American may not know who his grandfather was. But the American was, however, one degree better off than the average… — Mark Twain America Copy Share Image
The kingly office is entitled to no respect. It was originally procured by the highwayman's methods. It remains a perpetuated crime, can… — Mark Twain Crime Copy Share Image
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. To live a… — Mark Twain Creating Copy Share Image
It put our energies to sleep and made visionaries of us - dreamers and indolent... It is good to begin life poor;… — Mark Twain Dream Copy Share Image
In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of… — Mark Twain America Copy Share Image
Even popularity can be overdone. In Rome, along at first, you are full of regrets that Michelangelo died; but by and by,… — Mark Twain Artist Copy Share Image