The public only knows one side of [Mark Mark Twain] - the amusing part. Little does it suspect that he was a man of strong convictions upon political and social questions and a moralist of no mean order.

Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the quality and quantity of the service he renders, plus the mental attitude with which he relates himself to other people.

Do real and permanent good in this world.

To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one.

Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally.