When some men discharge an obligation you can hear the report for miles around.
Mark Twain Quotes
I would rather go to bed with Lillian Russell stark naked than Ulysses S. Grant in full military regalia.
Happiness ain’t a thing in itself – it’s only a contrast with something that ain’t pleasant… And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain’t happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.
I have traveled more than any one else, and I have noticed that even the angels speak English with an accent.
It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense.
It’s noble to be good. It’s nobler to teach others to be good, and less trouble.
The noblest work of God? Man. Who found it out? Man.
The old saw says, “Let a sleeping dog lie.” Right. Still, when there is much at stake it is better to get a newspaper to do it.
There are two forces that can carry light to all corners of the globe – the sun in the heavens and the associated press down here.
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.
