It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them. Mark Twain More Quotes by Mark Twain More Quotes From Mark Twain You may say organize, organize, organize; but there may be so much organization that it will interfere with the work to be done. Mark Twain hard-work organization done There was no place in the land where the seeker could not find some small budding sign of pity for the slave. No place in all the land but one - the pulpit. It yielded last; it always does. It fought a strong and stubborn fight, and then did what it always does, joined the procession - at the tail end. Slavery fell. The slavery texts in the Bible remained; the practice changed; that was all. Mark Twain fighting land strong To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours. Mark Twain character men memories We were good boys, good Presbyterian boys, and loyal and all that; anyway, we were good Presbyterian boys when the weather was doubtful; when it was fair, we did wander a little from the fold. Mark Twain weather boys religion The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny Mark Twain vanity arrogance pride There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt. Mark Twain perfect animal character Such is professional jealousy; a scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself. There is no feeling of brotherhood among these people. Indeed, they always resent it when I call them brother. To show how far their ungenerosity can carry them, I will state that I offered to let Prof. H--y publish my great theory as his own discovery; I even begged him to do it; I even proposed to print it myself as his theory. Instead of thanking me, he said that if I tried to fasten that theory on him he would sue me for slander. Mark Twain brother kindness discovery Don't let schooling interfere with your education. Mark Twain cute inspirational funny the more I know about people, the better I like my dogs. Mark Twain my-dog dog people Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain carpe-diem success funny I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world. Mark Twain innocent gun world Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain lavender smell giving Of course, no man is entirely in his right mind at any time. Mark Twain courses mind men The new political gospel: public office is private graft. Mark Twain politics political office It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. Mark Twain getting-older birthday life Cherimoya, the most delicious fruit known to men. Mark Twain fruit known men Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now. Mark Twain insane simple insanity Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. Mark Twain god life funny That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do. Mark Twain entrepreneur differences government There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure. Mark Twain baby-boy time son
