Quotes by Twain, Mark

There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in con >>

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal li >>

No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies. >>

Quotations about Walking

When one walks, one is brought into touch first of all with the essent >>

If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at >>

The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the >>

The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is good to time the movement of the tongue by, and to keep the blood and the brain stirred up and active; the scenery and the woodsy smells are good to bear in upon a man an unconscious and unobtrusive charm and solace to eye and soul and sense; but the supreme pleasure comes from the talk.

Twain, Mark