Quote by Mark Twain

From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF.

From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing

Summary

This quote suggests that throughout a man's life, every action he takes is primarily aimed at attaining peace of mind and spiritual comfort for himself. It implies that individuals possess a self-centered nature and prioritize their own well-being above all else. The quote emphasizes the inherent human desire for personal contentment, insinuating that this pursuit is a driving force behind our choices and actions.

Topics

Reason

By Mark Twain

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear wi

Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.

Patricia Heaton

Cool

To those of you who are yet to plunge into the zygote pool a

To those of you who are yet to plunge into the zygote pool and want to know what both plumbless horror and pure love feels like, have yourself a baby...

Conrad Williams

Love Parenting Horror

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell.

Medical

Gifts make their way through stone walls.

Gifts make their way through stone walls.

Gifts

I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but

I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real.

Family

That science is incapable of solving in its own way those fu

That science is incapable of solving in its own way those fundamental questions is no sufficient reason for slighting them

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Science

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to

The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.

Sir Winston Churchill

Conscience

The GTO is such an important car because it's a racing car a

The GTO is such an important car because it's a racing car and a touring car and that's pretty unusual.

Car

There is not much less vexation in the government of a priva

There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.

Michel de Montaigne

Family

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country mus

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.

Joaquin Phoenix

Music

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

Andrew V. Madson

Belief

A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age;

A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man.

Percival Arland Ussher