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 TWAINDon’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
MARK TWAINIf voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.
MARK TWAINHeaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
MARK TWAINI’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
MARK TWAINIt is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
MARK TWAINIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
MARK TWAINIn the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
MARK TWAINGet your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
MARK TWAINThe human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
MARK TWAINPatriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves 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 TWAINLet us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
MARK TWAINAlways acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
MARK TWAINNever argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
MARK TWAINThe dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s.
MARK TWAIN