"My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water." ― Mark Twain Topic(s): Great Tags: books, water More From Mark Twain "Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run." "Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." More In Great "Irreligion – the principal one of the great faiths of the world."― Ambrose Bierce "Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude."― Francois de La Rochefoucauld "Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other."― Marcus V. Pollio