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.'
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.Mark Twain
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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.Mark Twain
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God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention.Mark Twain
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Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.Mark Twain
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Most people use statistics the way a drunkard uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination.Mark Twain
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A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and becomes a virtue. This is the law of custom, and custom supersedes all other forms of law.Mark Twain
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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.Mark Twain
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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.Mark Twain
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Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.Mark Twain
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Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.Mark Twain
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A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.Mark Twain
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Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into dark places, and does not cure it or even diminish it.Mark Twain
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It may have happened, it may not have happened but it could have happened.Mark Twain
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Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself.Mark Twain
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Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.Mark Twain
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If I cannot drink Bourbon and smoke cigars in Heaven than I shall not go.Mark Twain
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Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.Mark Twain
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There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.Mark Twain
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In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.Mark Twain
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If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.Mark Twain
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Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.Mark Twain
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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.Mark Twain
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The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.Mark Twain
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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.Mark Twain
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If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.Mark Twain
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Today's burdens can strengthen you for tomorrow.Mark Twain
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Part of the secret to success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.Mark Twain
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.Mark Twain
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.Mark Twain
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Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.Mark Twain