Mark Twain Quotes
A man is accepted into church for what he believes - - And turned out for what he knows.Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.Mark Twain
Man is the only animal that blushes - - Or needs to.Mark Twain
He was a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.Mark Twain
The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are right.Mark Twain
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.Mark Twain
It is noble to teach oneself, it is still nobler to teach others.Mark Twain
Get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you wish.Mark Twain
His ignorance covered the whole earth like a blanket, and there was hardly a hole in it anywhere.Mark Twain
Everything has its limit - - Iron ore cannot be educated into gold. - 1906.Mark Twain
October is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. Others are July, January, April, September, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.Mark Twain
Carlyle said, A lie cannot live; it shows he did not know how to tell them.Mark Twain
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.Mark Twain
We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world.Mark Twain
Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.Mark Twain
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.Mark Twain
I have spent most of my time worrying about thigs that have never happened.Mark Twain
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.Mark Twain
I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.Mark Twain
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.Mark Twain
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.Mark Twain
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.Mark Twain
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.Mark Twain
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - Either by themselves or by others.Mark Twain
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.Mark Twain
I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.Mark Twain
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.Mark Twain
I never could tell a lie that anybody would doubt, nor a truth that anybody would believe.Mark Twain
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you the one to slander you, and the other to get the news to you.Mark Twain
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.Mark Twain
In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their language.Mark Twain
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.Mark Twain
Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.Mark Twain
Cauliflower is nothing but Cabbage with a College Education.Mark Twain
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.Mark Twain
The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.Mark Twain
