The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
MARK TWAINThe man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
MARK TWAINForgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
MARK TWAINThe worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
MARK TWAINIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
MARK TWAINDon’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
MARK TWAINThe secret to getting ahead is getting started.
MARK TWAINI’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
MARK TWAINA clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
MARK TWAINIt’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
MARK TWAINA successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.
MARK TWAINIf you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.
MARK TWAINAny emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
MARK TWAINMy books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
MARK TWAINTruth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
MARK TWAINNever argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
MARK TWAINPoliticians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
MARK TWAIN