I asked Tom if countries always apologized when they had done wrong, and he says - "Yes; the little ones does". Mark Twain More Quotes by Mark Twain More Quotes From Mark Twain Man is the only Patriot. He sets himself apart in his own country, under his own flag, and sneers at the other nations, and keeps multitudinous uniformed assassins on hand at heavy expense to grab slices of other people's countries, and keep them from grabbing slices of his. And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for the universal brotherhood of man - with his mouth. Mark Twain patrioticmencountry Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. Mark Twain painmotivationalpositive Few things are more irritating than when someone who is wrong is also very effective in making his point. Mark Twain politicshumorignorance But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most? Mark Twain spiritualsympathyfunny I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. Mark Twain lifefunnydeath Some people bring joy wherever they go, and some people bring joy whenever they go. Mark Twain joypeople If your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. Mark Twain hammersnailstools Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. Mark Twain cockyignoranceinspiration If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. Mark Twain catdoganimal A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies. Mark Twain truth-ishalflying The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible. Mark Twain readingchristianitybible Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. Mark Twain morninginspirationalfunny The inability to forget is far more devastating than the inability to remember. Mark Twain inabilitydeep-thoughthumor Don't wait the time is never just right. Mark Twain waiting Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least. Mark Twain laughterhappinesslaughing The secret of making progress is to get started. Mark Twain progresssecret The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside didn't indicate or promise, and which the other kind of eye couldn't detect. Mark Twain eyejudgingheart It's easy to make friends, but hard to get rid of them. Mark Twain hardeasy You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help? Mark Twain atheistmotivationalinspirational There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press Mark Twain media-controllawpeople
