Inspirational Words of Wisdom

Mark Twain Quotes

Enjoy our collection of inspirational quotes by famous people: Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Mark Twains true name was Samual Langhorne Clemens. He was born in Florida, Mo, US. He wrote many excellent books; to name only a few The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Tramp Abroad, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and a true classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Words of wisdom in the form of inspirational quotes by Mark Twain:

"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything."
Mark Twain

"Drag your thoughts away from your troubles...
by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it."
Mark Twain

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living;
the world owes you nothing; it was here first."
Mark Twain

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
Mark Twain

“I’ve seen many troubles in my time,
only half of which ever came true.“
Mark Twain

"As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out."
Mark Twain

"The best way to cheer yourself up is
to try to cheer somebody else up."
Mark Twain

"The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."
Mark Twain

"Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
Mark Twain

"Name the greatest of all the inventors. Accident."
Mark Twain



"A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation."
Mark Twain

"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
Mark Twain

"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

"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read."
Mark Twain

"Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all."
Mark Twain

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Mark Twain

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
Mark Twain

"It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races."
Mark Twain

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
Mark Twain

"Necessity is the mother of taking chances."
Mark Twain

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”
Mark Twain

"Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."
Mark Twain

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been."
Mark Twain

"Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously."
Mark Twain

"Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."
Mark Twain

"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."
Mark Twain

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."
Mark Twain

"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

"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place."
Mark Twain

"Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often."
Mark Twain

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Mark Twain

"A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."
Mark Twain


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