If a man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve the man but it would deteriorate the cat.
- Mark Twain

‎"I like a thin book because it will steady a table, a leather volume because it will strop a razor, and a heavy book because it can be thrown at a cat."

Mark Twain

"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it." - Mark Twain

I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.
- Mark Twain

God was left out of the constitution but was furnished a front seat on the coins of the country.
- Mark Twain

When in doubt, tell the truth.
- Mark Twain

Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.
- Mark Twain

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
- Mark Twain

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
- Mark Twain

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
- Mark Twain