Quotes from Mark Twain
- Women`s Corner
- February 18, 2023
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature".
1. “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain
2. “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain
3. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” ― Mark Twain
4. “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” ― Mark Twain
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5. “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” ― Mark Twain
6. “′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.” ― Mark Twain
7. “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” ― Mark Twain
8. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ― Mark Twain
9. “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” ― Mark Twain
10. “Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.” ― Mark Twain
11. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” ― Mark Twain
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12. “In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” ― Mark Twain
13. “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” ― Mark Twain
14. “Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” ― Mark Twain
15. “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” ― Mark Twain
16. “I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” ― Mark Twain
17. “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain
18. “I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.” ― Mark Twain
19. “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” ― Mark Twain
20. “But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?” ― Mark Twain
21. “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.” ― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
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22. “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” ― Mark Twain
23. “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” ― Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
24. “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.” ― Mark Twain
25. “Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” ― Mark Twain
26. “Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.” ― Mark Twain
27. “What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.” ― Mark Twain
28. “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” ― Mark Twain
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29. “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” ― Mark Twain
30. “Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” ― Mark Twain
