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Mark Twain was more than the man created iconic characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and wrote late 19th century portraits of America. Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a provocateur of his day: witty, candid, and happy to challenge those in power using his pen, which was mightier than any sword. In addition to being a great literary mind and philosopher, Twain was also an accomplished inventor, with three patents and a friendship with Nicholas Tesla. His intellect was matched only by his acceptance of the common man, and that down-to-earth quality is evident in his most famous quotes. Are 50 Mark Two quotes will inspire you to think, learn, love and live life to the fullest and make you laugh.
Mark Twain Quotes
“Doing the right thing. It will gratify some people and amaze the rest.”
“Stay away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Little people always do that, but the really big ones make you feel like you too can be great.”
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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but that’s because fiction is forced to stick to possibilities; truth is not.”
“The funniest things are forbidden.”
“There are no people who are so vulgar as those who are too refined.”
“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
“Never argue with stupid people, they will bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
“Anger is an acid that can do more damage to the container in which it is stored than to anything it is poured on.”
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”
“Don’t wake up a woman in love. Let her dream, so she doesn’t cry when she returns to her bitter reality.”
“Good friends, good books and a sleeping conscience: this is the ideal life.”
“Of all the animals, man is the only one who is cruel. He is the only one who inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.”
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you are uninformed.”
“You cannot reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and strikes at things that the intellect despises.”
“The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that one is gilded and the other painted.”
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“The secret of success is to make your vocation your vacation”.
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.”
“The problem is not dying for a friend, but finding a friend worth dying for.”
“The truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let’s economize on it.”
“No true gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.”
“Do not part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you will have ceased to live.”
“Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is nothing more than a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is full of wisdom.”
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
“What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master drive, the need to secure self-approval.”
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“I have never allowed my upbringing to interfere with my education.”
“Any time you find yourself siding with the majority, it’s time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
“Everyone is a moon and has a dark side that they never show to anyone.”
“The kind reader will never, ever know how accomplished he can become until he goes abroad.”
“If you pick up a hungry dog and make it prosperous, it will not bite you. This is the main difference between a dog and a man.”
“Loyalty to the nation at all times, loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
“Never put off until tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow anyway.”
“When we remember we are all crazy, the mysteries disappear and life is explained.”
“What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…very rare.”
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“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidencethen success is certain.”
“It is noble to teach yourself, but even nobler to teach others, and less trouble.”
“To get the full value of joy, you have to have someone to share it with.”
“Free the Vandal to Ride: Never in his life did he see such a bigoted, stubborn, stubborn, narrow-minded, conceited, all-powerful man, but he had stuck in one place since he was born and thought God made the world and dyspepsia and bile for your special comfort and satisfaction”.
“Substitute ‘damn’ whenever you feel inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will remove it and the writing will be as it should be.”
“Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.”
“A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.”
“Education: the path from conceited ignorance to miserable uncertainty”.
“The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
“I didn’t attend his funeral, but I did send a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
“The wrinkles should simply indicate where the smiles have been.”
“The fear of death is derived from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any moment.”
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