American – Writer November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. – Mark Twain
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Mark Twain
If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first. Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Mark Twain
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain
The lack of money is the root of all evil. Mark Twain
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. Mark Twain
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Mark Twain
In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.Mark Twain
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. Mark Twain
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. Mark Twain
A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. Mark Twain
Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.Mark Twain
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. – Mark Twain
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t. Mark Twain
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.Mark Twain
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain
Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain
Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing. Mark Twain
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark Twain
We have the best government that money can buy. Mark Twain
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. Mark Twain
Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. Mark Twain
I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. – Mark Twain
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.Mark Twain
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. Mark Twain
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. Mark Twain
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.Mark Twain
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. Mark Twain
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. – Mark Twain