Mark Twain

The proper proportions of a maxim: a minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.

Mark Twain

The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

Mark Twain

The report of my death was an exaggeration.

Mark Twain

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Mark Twain

The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.

Mark Twain

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.

Mark Twain

The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it.

Mark Twain

The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

Mark Twain

There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man’s notion that he is less savage than the other savages.

Mark Twain

There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.

Mark Twain