My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
MARK TWAINMy books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
MARK TWAINI’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
MARK TWAINThe dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s.
MARK TWAINHeaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
MARK TWAINA clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
MARK TWAINTruth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
MARK TWAINAnger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
MARK TWAINI didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
MARK TWAINAny emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
MARK TWAINA successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.
MARK TWAINWorrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.
MARK TWAINOf all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
MARK TWAINIt’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
MARK TWAINHistory doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
MARK TWAINIf you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
MARK TWAINWhen angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
MARK TWAIN