Mark Twain on Friendship
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Mark Twain, catalogued under friendship, with dates where available.
This page displays 4 quotations attributed to Mark Twain and filed under "friendship" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Mark Twain, entry #33782: ":"The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right..."
Attributed to Mark Twain, entry #113368: "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
4 Quotes by Mark Twain on Friendship
":"The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right..."
"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
"Formerly, if you killed a man, it was possible that you were insane—but now, if you, having friends and money, kill a man, it is evidence that you are a lunatic."
"France has usually been governed by prostitutes."