It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. Mark Twain on honor
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress. Mark Twain on legislation
We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world. Mark Twain on liberty
Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century. Mark Twain on marriage
Morals are an acquirement - like music, like a foreign language, like piety, poker, paralysis - no man is born with them. Mark Twain on morals
What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before. Mark Twain on plagiarism
To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing. Mark Twain on promise
The educated Southerner has no use for an 'R', except at the beginning of a word. Mark Twain on speech
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure. Mark Twain on success
There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home. Mark Twain on success
I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untax Mark Twain on taxes
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. Mark Twain on temptation
Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it. Mark Twain on truth
In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents? Mark Twain on wealth
There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty. "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend. Mark Twain on wealth
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know. Mark Twain on wealth
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. Mark Twain on wit
When it comes to winning, you need the skill and the will. Frank Tyger on advice
To laugh with others is one of life's great pleasures. To be laughed at by others is one of life's great hurts. Frank Tyger on laughter
Ability lies in the mind and the heart. To tell your mind to limit your abilities a Unknown on ability