More quotes by Mark Twain

"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."
"Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects."
"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it."
"Familiarity breeds contempt and children."
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man."