Author of quotes: Mark TWAIN. Page 4

God would have to change into civilian clothes and to personally examine the life of the London poor. He would be touched and would do anything for them.

How often people who themselves can not really lie, undertake to argue, where is the lie and the truth.

The first Sunday went to Church, and on Tuesday received a bill for twelve brands to support the Church. Enough. Can't afford to practice religion for the price. Here the salvation of souls - for the rich.

The word "loyalty" has brought a lot of harm. People have learned to be "loyal" to a thousand injustices and iniquities. Meanwhile, they ought to be true to yourself, and then they vossstala would have thrown off the yoke of deception.

What is the main prerogative of the aristocrat? The fact that it is not customary to raise a laugh. Over people of other classes allowed to laugh.

Do not create prohibitive laws.

Thank - smoke, success is an accident; the only thing firmly on the ground - obscurity.

Man will never reach such dizzying heights of wisdom that it was impossible to hold the nose.

For a foreigner a Yankee is an American.
For an American a Yankee is a northerner.
To a northerner a Yankee is a resident of the East.
For residents East of the Yankees is a resident of New England.
For residents of New England Yankees are Vermonter.
And for Vermonts Yankee is someone who eats pies for Breakfast.
To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.

... people should not criticize other people on the soil in which he can't stand perpendicular.

The trouble results not what you know but what you know for sure that it is not.

To teach himself - a noble cause, but still nobler to teach others; incidentally, the latter is much easier.

One lady was melting day by day and finally reached the point where she has no help, no medication. I said that this week will put her on her feet. My words had encouraged and inspired her with hope, and she agreed in everything to obey me. Then I told her four days to quit Smoking, swear, drink and overeat, and promised that she would immediately recover. I have no doubt that it would be so, but the patient said that he could not quit drinking, Smoking and swearing, because never such were engaged.
That's a thing! She did not care in time to stock up on bad habits, she was not. Now, when they could come in handy, they were not. She had nothing to lean on. She was like a sinking ship without ballast, and she had nothing to throw overboard. Yes, some two-three minor bad habits, probably would have saved her, but she was a moral bankrupt. To acquire such habits at a young age stop her parents - ignorant people, though, and revolved in the best society; and now it was too late. What a pity, right; but how could I help? About such things you have to think from an early age, otherwise in old age you will have nothing to fight diseases.

If the person is not a coward, he could Rob a passenger train, and if he is a coward only half, it can stop a stagecoach and Rob everyone in it goes.