"Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.












I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.
More Mark Twain quotes
"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.
"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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"This explains why, whenever a person says sie to me, I generally try to kill him, if a stranger.
"I have been scientifically studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so-called,) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositi...
"If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat won't sit on a hot stove again. That cat won't sit on a cold stove either. That cat just don't like stoves.
"I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the modern way and the best way....
"The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.
"A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
"I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately.