Mark Twain Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Success Quotes

Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Success Quotes

I am the entire human race compacted together. I have found that there is no ingredient of the race which I do not possess in either a small way or a large way.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Race Quotes , Together Quotes

It has always been a peculiarity of the human race that it keeps two sets of morals in stock-the private and the real, and the public and the artificial.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Real Quotes , Race Quotes

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Freedom Quotes , Champion Quotes

The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Opportunity Quotes , Race Quotes

The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Happiness Quotes , Wisdom Quotes

When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when it does, it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Doe Quotes , Complaining Quotes

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Funny Quotes , Life Quotes

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Honesty Quotes , Inspiration Quotes

In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Forgiveness Quotes , Memories Quotes

It is sound statesmanship to add two battleships every time our neighbour adds one and two stories to our skyscrapers every time he piles a new one on top of his to threaten our light. There is no limit to this soundness but the sky.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Light Quotes , Sky Quotes

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Motivational Quotes

It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Dog Quotes , Long Quotes

America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Home Quotes , America Quotes

If I had more time, I would have written less.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , More Time Quotes , Written Quotes

A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political head of the whole of it, must be granted the possession of executive abilities of the loftiest order.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Race Quotes

Whatever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his button-hole.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Flower Quotes , Men Quotes

That optimist of yours is always ready to turn hell's backyard into a play-ground.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Optimistic Quotes , Play Quotes

That cat will write her autograph all over your leg if you let her.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Funny Quotes , Writing Quotes

One of my theories is that the hearts of men are about alike, no matter what their skin color.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Heart Quotes , Men Quotes