Quotes from Mark Twain
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
- Mark Twain
The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.
- Mark Twain
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
- Mark Twain
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
- Mark Twain
Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood.
- Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
- Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.
- Mark Twain
I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.
- Mark Twain
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
- Mark Twain
Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
- Mark Twain
Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
- Mark Twain
Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.
- Mark Twain