Quotes by Twain, Mark

Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists o >>

When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's mo >>

Familiarity breeds contempt; and children. >>

Quotations about Ancestry

If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of t >>

The precise form of an individual's activity is determined, of course, >>

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another. >>

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

Twain, Mark