"What a wee little part of a..." - Quote by Mark Twain
What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.
More by Mark Twain
“The ordinary chestnut can beget a sickly and reluctant laugh, but it takes a horse chestnut to fetch the gorgeous big horse-laugh.”
“I am trying to get the hang of this new fangled writing machine, but I am not making a shining success of it. However, this is the first attempt I have ever made & yet I perceive I shall soon & easily acquire a fine facility in its use. ... The machine has several virtues. I believe it will print faster than I can write. One may lean back in his chair & work it. It piles an awful stack of words on one page. It don't muss things or scatter ink blots around. Of course it saves paper.”
“What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.”
More on Inner Life
“The greatest events-they are not our loudest but our stillest hours.”
“Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.”
“If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... just be willing to change.”
More on Self
“What makes you weep, my friend? In you is all power. Summon up your all-powerful nature, O mighty one, and this whole universe will lie at your feet. It is the Self alone that predominates, and not matter.”
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”
“In me, by myself, without human relationship, there are no visible lies. The limited circle is pure.”