Mark Twain Quotes, Spiritual Quotes, Race 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.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Race Quotes

Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspiration Quotes , Fishing Quotes

It now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one...the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Animal Quotes , Men Quotes

I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Travel Quotes , Hate Quotes

There are those who scoff at the schoolboy, calling him frivolous and shallow: Yet it was the schoolboy who said 'Faith is believing what you know ain't so'.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Believe Quotes , Calling Quotes

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Time Quotes , Baby Boy Quotes

Congressman is the trivialist distinction for a full grown man.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Men Quotes , Congress Quotes

If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Two Quotes , Giving Quotes

The Indian may seem poor to we rich Westerners but in matters of the spirit it is we who are the paupers and they who are millionaires.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Matter Quotes , May Quotes

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Pessimist Quotes , Optimist Quotes

He charged nothing for his preaching and it was worth it too.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Work Quotes

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Funny Quotes

Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Worthwhile Things Quotes , Accomplishment Quotes

All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Kings Quotes , Ornery Quotes

Never learn to do anything: if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for you.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Education Quotes , Work Quotes

I always did hate for anyone to know what my plans or hopes or prospects werefor, if I kept people in ignorance in these matters, no one could be disappointed but myself, if they were not realized.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Hate Quotes , Ignorance Quotes

In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which they have obtained from books of travel.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Book Quotes , Ideas Quotes

This editor is a critic. He has pulled out his carving-knife and his tomahawk and is starting after a book which he is going to have for breakfast.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Book Quotes , Knives Quotes

Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human promises? That is a peculiar condition of society which enables a whole nation to instantly recognize point and meaning in the familiar newspaper anecdote, which puts into the mouth of a distinguished speculator in lands and mines this remark: -- I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two millions of dollars.

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Beautiful Quotes , Two Quotes

If I had been helping the Almighty when he created man, I would have had him begin at the other end, and start human beings with old age. How much better to start old and have all the bitterness and blindness of age in the beginning!

6 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Men Quotes , Age Quotes