Tag Archive: Mark Twain

“All emotion is involuntary when genuine.”  Mark Twain

“The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.”  Mark Twain

“When angry count four; when very angry, swear.”  Mark Twain

“There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.”  Mark Twain

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”  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

“Supposing is good, but finding out is better.”  Mark Twain

“The proverb says, “Born lucky, always lucky,” and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky. It was usual for one or two of our lads (per annum) to get drowned in the Mississippi or in Bear Creek, but I was pulled out in a 2/3 drowned condition 9 times before I learned to swim, and was considered to be a cat in disguise.”  Mark Twain

“Riding aloft on a mountain of fragrant hay. This is the earliest form of the human pleasure excursion, and for utter joy and perfect contentment it stands alone in a man’s threescore years and ten; all that come after it have flaws, but this has none.”  Mark Twain