"It is not that I believe that there are too many idiots in this world, just that lightning isn't distributed right.












During the gold rush its a good time to be in the pick and shovel business
More Mark Twain quotes
"Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.
"When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum.
"What would the new teacher, representing France, teach us? Railroading? No. France knows nothing valuable about railroading. Steamshipping? No. France...
"An oyster has hardly any more reasoning power than a scientist has; and so it it is reasonably certain that this one jumped to the conclusion that the...
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
"Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the job that it was too cold to do last winter.
"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.