Mark Twain |
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.
There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.
I have found out that there ain`t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.