There are times when one would like to h...

Race

There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.

- Mark Twain

Quote of the Day

Many people believe that the current system must inevitably end in total annihilation. They reject, sometimes very emotionally, any attempts to analyze this notion.

- Herman Kahn

Other quotes by Mark Twain

Lies

There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

- Mark Twain

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.

- Mark Twain

Value Joy Care

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

- Mark Twain

Breeding

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

- Mark Twain

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

- Mark Twain

Lie

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.

- Mark Twain

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