98 Great Mark Twain Quotes To Live By
Samuel Langhorne Clemens is fondly remembered by his penname 'Mark Twain'. Twain's wit and satire that reflected in his speech, prose and writings made him popular worldwide. A creative adventurer with clever intellect, Twain has written about 11 novels, 26 short stories, 11 story collections, 14 essays, 6 essay collections, 10 non-fiction, 6 speeches 3 autobiographies and letters throughout his writing career. The 'Greatest American Humorist' of late 18th century was a passionate lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur. He started his entrepreneurial journey with a printer and went on to write newspaper articles for his brother. He also worked as a riverboat pilot at the Mississippi River before turning to journalism for Territorial Enterprise. His literary talents and humor earned the attention of several critics, peers, artists, industrialists and royalties. William Faulkner labeled him as the 'Father of American Literature'. His works not just entertained, but inspired many individuals, especially teens and youngsters. Mark rose to fame with his best pieces-- 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1885), 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876) and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1867). He was born shortly after Halley's Comet was spotted near earth. He predicted he would die with its return. Surprisingly, his prediction was accurate since he passed away a day after the comet returned. Mark Twain gave amazing thoughts and sayings through his books and teaching. Many of his lines are a great inspiration for all of us. We have collected some of the best inspirational quotes given by Mark Twain.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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.
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.
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
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.
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
God created war so that Americans would learn geography.
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.
But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
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.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
