Mark Twain

There is a great deal of human nature in people.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.

The trouble with you Chicago people is that you think you are the best people down here, whereas you are merely the most numerous.

A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way.

The fact that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than any other single reason. That, that my friends, that is true perversion!

Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life – after that you cannot be deceived.

I come to realize that mind is no other than mountains and rivers and the great wide earth, the sun and the moon and stars.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.

Jesus tapped me on the shoulder and said, Bob, why are you resisting me? I said, I’m not resisting you! He said, You gonna follow me? I said, I’ve never thought about that before! He said, When you’re not following me, you’re resisting me.

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.

Did we believe a final Reckoning and Judgment; or did we think enough of what we do believe, we would allow more Love in Religion than we do; since Religion it self is nothing else but Love to God and Man. He that lives in Love lives in God, says the Beloved Disciple: And to be sure a Man can live no where better. It is most reasonable Men should value that Benefit, which is most durable. Now Tongues shall cease, and Prophecy fail, and Faith shall be consummated in Sight, and Hope in Enjoyment; but Love remains.

You’ve got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body’s sermon on how to behave.

Music brought me closer to the idea of God.

Mind your thoughts, as they become your words. Mind your words, as they become your actions. Mind your actions, as they become you.

The Kingdom of God is Within You,

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up – they have no holidays.