Mark Twain Quotes, Coffee Quotes, Average Quotes

The average American's simplest and commonest form of breakfast consists of coffee and beefsteak.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Coffee Quotes , Average Quotes

Where are there are two desires in a man's heart he has no choice between the two but must obey the strongest, there being no such thing as free will in the composition of any human being that ever lived.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Heart Quotes , Men Quotes

Mine was a trained Presbyterian conscience and knew but the one duty - to hunt and harry its slave upon all pretexts and on all occasions, particularly when there was no sense nor reason in it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Atheism Quotes , Slave Quotes

We have the best government that money can buy.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Funny Quotes , Sarcastic Quotes

To go abroad has something of the same sense that death brings. I am no longer of ye-what ye say of me is now of no consequence.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Travel Quotes

The heart is the real fountain of youth.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Real Quotes , Heart Quotes

As I have said before, I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously revealed shades of their characters, and also added enlightening shades of expression to what they wrote by their spelling, and so it is possible that the spelling-book has been a doubtful benevolence to us.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Respect Quotes , Book Quotes

You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Motivational Quotes

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Smell Quotes , Giving Quotes

The human being places sexual intercourse above all other joys, but leaves it out of his heaven.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Joy Quotes , Heaven Quotes

I have done more for San Francisco than any of its old residents. Since I left there it has increased in population fully 300,000. I could have done more - I could have gone earlier - it was suggested.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , San Francisco Quotes , Population Quotes

I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Men Quotes , Vices Quotes

If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Truth Quotes , Honesty Quotes

The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content to utter only half or two-thirds of his mind . writers of all kinds are manacled servants of the public. We write frankly and fearlessly, but then we "modify" before we print.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Party Quotes , Independent Quotes

Our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Blow Quotes , Wind Quotes

If there wasn't anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out; and I don't know but more so.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Discovery Quotes , Interesting Quotes

Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Bird Quotes , Should Quotes

Those who do not read have no advantage over those who cannot read.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Interesting Quotes

The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That's all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Loyalty Quotes , Business Success Quotes

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Sarcastic Quotes , Sarcasm Quotes