Mark Twain: Idézetek angolul (oldal 6)

“Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.”

“The Bible has noble poetry in it… and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.”

“Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more.”

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.”

“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.”

“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

“I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.”

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”

“Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.”

“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.”

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”

“Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.”

“There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.”

“It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.”

“My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.”

“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”

“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.”

“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.”