“Then away out in the woods I heard that kind of a sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that’s on its mind and can’t make itself understood, and so can’t rest easy in its grave, and has to go about that way every night grieving.”
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Inherited ideas are a curious thing, and interesting to observe and examine.”
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
“How empty is theory in presence of fact!”
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”
The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson
“When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.”
Following the Equator
“Old habit of mind is one of the toughest things to get away from in the world. It transmits itself like physical form and feature…”
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
“Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.”
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.”
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.”
The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson
“There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.”
Following the Equator