Quotes by Mark Twain

About Mark Twain:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".
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Life quotes by Mark Twain, Success quotes by Mark Twain, UberQuotes

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

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What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.

Mark Twain

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Mark Twain

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.

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I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.

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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

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

Mark Twain

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

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Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Mark Twain

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

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The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.

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The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes.

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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.

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Politics quotes by Mark Twain, UberQuotes

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

Mark Twain

Author Bio

  • NameMark Twain
  • DescriptionAmerican author and humorist
  • AliasesSamuel Langhorne Clemens; Samuel Clemens
  • BornNovember 30, 1835
  • DiedApril 21, 1910
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Humorist; Novelist; Children's Writer; Autobiographer
  • WorksAdventures Of Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer