Mark Twain Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Mark Twain quotes, Mark Twain sayings, and Mark Twain proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove! 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
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
France has neither winter nor summer nor morals—apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. Mark Twain
India has 2,000,000 gods, and worships them all. In religion other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire. Mark Twain
No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon. Mark Twain
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Mark Twain
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable. Mark Twain
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. Mark Twain
It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you're young just so you'll have the strength to break them when you're old. Mark Twain
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one's self-respect. Mark Twain
If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one. Mark Twain
A sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it. Mark Twain
We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege. Mark Twain
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. Mark Twain
Etiquette requires us to admire the human race. Mark Twain
Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. Mark Twain
Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it. Mark Twain
We are all alike, on the inside. Mark Twain
Preachers are always pleasant company when they are off duty. Mark Twain
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man. Mark Twain
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopt. Mark Twain
Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe. Mark Twain
If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes. Mark Twain
Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities.  Mark Twain
It is not wise to keep the fire going under a slander unless you can get some large advantage out of keeping it alive. Few slanders can stand the wear of silence. Mark Twain
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain
To eat is human, to digest, divine. Mark Twain
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. Mark Twain