Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. Mark Twain
What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. Mark Twain
Religion consists of a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain. Mark Twain
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. Mark Twain
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them. Mark Twain
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain
God's great cosmic joke on the human race was requiring that men and women live together in marriage. Mark Twain
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain
The holy passion of Friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain
