"The public is the only critic whose..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“But old fools is the biggest fools there is.”

“Good judgment comes from experience. And where does experience come from? Experience comes from bad judgment.”

“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.”

“Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.”

“The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it.”

“Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.”

“Since you are my readers, and I have not been much of a traveler, I will not talk about people a thousand miles off, but come as near home as I can. As the time is short, I will leave out all the flattery, and retain all the criticism.”

“College is a place where a professor's lecture notes go straight to the students' lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.”

“I have wished a bird would fly away,And not sing by my house all day;Have clapped my hands at him from the doorWhen it seemed as if I could bear no more.The fault must partly have been in me.The bird was not to blame for his key.And of course there must be something wrongIn wanting to silence any song.”