All Mark Twain Quotes
- Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. Doe
- When in doubt tell the truth. Army
- There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy. All
- The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Fluid
- What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce. Almighty
- Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. Adversity
- Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid. Asteroid
- It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. Animal
- The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. Forbidden
- Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. Confidence
- The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this. Clothing
- 'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. Book
- Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel. Barrel
- The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Advantage
- The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Almost Right
- The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. April
- Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold. Educated
- Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to. Animal
- The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it. Explain
- What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin. Collector
- By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. Adversity
- Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. Advertising
- Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable. Analytics
- The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. Inspirational
- Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Annoyance