TWAIN3

Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.

Never learn to do anything: if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for you.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat.

The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and a lightening bug.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them.

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.

The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it and when he can.

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Truth is our most valuable commodity--let us economize.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.