161 Quotes By Mark Twain


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

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.
Mark Twain on god

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
Mark Twain on god

God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board.
Mark Twain on god

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
Mark Twain on god

Man - a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
Mark Twain on god

I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Mark Twain on good

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Mark Twain on good

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
Mark Twain on good

Golf is a good walk spoiled.
Mark Twain on good

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive but it is lightning that does the work.
Mark Twain on good

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Mark Twain on good

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
Mark Twain on good

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Mark Twain on good

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
Mark Twain on good

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
Mark Twain on good

To be good is noble but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Mark Twain on good

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.
Mark Twain on good

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.
Mark Twain on good

We have the best government that money can buy.
Mark Twain on government