I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
MARK TWAINI did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
MARK TWAINThere’s one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he’s crooked.
MARK TWAINTo get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
MARK TWAINA half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
MARK TWAINThe dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s.
MARK TWAINObscurity and a competence – that is the life that is best worth living.
MARK TWAINAlways acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
MARK TWAINIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
MARK TWAINNever allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
MARK TWAINThe right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
MARK TWAINNever tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
MARK TWAINYou can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
MARK TWAINA successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.
MARK TWAINAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
MARK TWAINKeep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
MARK TWAINTruth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
MARK TWAIN