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Letter "M" » Mark Twain Quotes
«When your watch gets out of order you have choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest.»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| Keywords:
former, out of order, quickest, tinker, tinkering, tinkers
«One of my theories is that the hearts of men are about alike, no matter what their skin color.»
«The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.»
«Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.»
«Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.»
«Every time I reform in one direction I go overboard in another.»
«I have told him all I know about it. And now he knows nothing about it himself.»
«I never write Metropolis for seven cents because I can get the same price for city. I never write policeman because I can get the same money for cop.»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| Keywords:
Because I Can, cents, metropolis, policeman, the metropolis
«Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.»
«Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season.»
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