Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Mark Twain Quotes

American - Author | November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

If the world comes to an end, I want to be in Cincinnati. Everything comes there ten years later.

World End Ten Years Want Everything

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

Multitude Sins Martyrdom Covers

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Sad Young Sight Pessimist Than

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Humor Joy Heaven Human Sorrow

Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

Children Familiarity Contempt Breeds

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

People Chance Person Against Chances

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

Man Too Much Optimist Little Knows

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

Thoughts You Way Heels Away Ears

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

Effort Conversation Stop Special Us

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

Good Business Risks Line Full

Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.

Live Humor Teach Preach Forever

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.

Man Animal Vanity Dumb Call Just

First Prev page 9 101112 13 14 Next page Last

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Mark Twain quotes