Quotes about Mark Twain

An injurious lie is an uncommendable thing; and so, also, and in the same degree, is an injurious truth a fact that is recognized by the law of libel .

If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself, beware! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same time.

It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Man is the religious animal. He is the only religious animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion —- several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat, if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven. Mark Twain

We called him Barney for short. We couldn't use his real name, there wasn't time.

Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?

Words are only painted fire, a look is the fire itself. She gave that look, and carried it away to the treasury of heaven, where all things that are divine belong.

You have heretofore found out, by my teachings, that man is a fool; you are now aware that woman is a damned fool.

I'm so happy I could scalp somebody. (Said after he got married)

A solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.

Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim.

Man is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight