This book is a collection of 233 quotes and aphorisms of Mark Twain:

"Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words."

"The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter."

"The lack of money is the root of all evil."

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog."

"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

"For business reasons, I must preserve the outward signs of sanity."

"Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company."

"Jim said that bees won't sting idiots, but I didn't believe that, because I tried them lots of times myself and they wouldn't sting me."

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."