"I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts"
"I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one"
"We can't reach old age by another man's road. My habits protect my life, but they would assassinate you."
"Indecency, vulgarity,obsenity-these are strictly confined to man; he invented them. Among the higher animals there is no trace of them."
"In all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane."
"Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God."
"In certain trying circumstances,urgent circumstances,desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer."
"Nothing needs reforming as other peoples' habits."
"Repartee is something we think of twenty four hours too late."
"No god and no religion can survive ridicule. No church,no nobility,no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field and win".
"Always do right. This will gratify some people & astonish the rest."
"Well enough for old folks to rise early,because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can't sleep anyhow."
all quotes from Mark Twain more if popular demand! TOM |
