Mark Twain

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.

A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap, than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness – an open and noble temper.

Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

To be a man’s own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody’s.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change thing I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.

A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it.

A lot of power and bravery is practice. And some of that is taking the risk to try and be at the table. And then when you’re at the table, taking that first risk to open your mouth and risk being rejected.

They that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.