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.'
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Mark Twain
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Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething.Mark Twain
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It is your human environment that makes climate.Mark Twain
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Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.Mark Twain
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Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.Mark Twain
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One may make their house a palace of sham, or they can make it a home, a refuge.Mark Twain
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There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.Mark Twain
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The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.Mark Twain
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There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.Mark Twain
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The water is clearer than the air, and the air is the air that angels breathe.Mark Twain
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Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.Mark Twain
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A healthy and wholesome cheerfulness is not necessarily impossible to any occupation.Mark Twain
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The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of itMark Twain
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The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card.Mark Twain
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Tough times teach trust.Mark Twain
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Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.Mark Twain
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A man will do many things to get himself loved. He will do all things to get himself envied.Mark Twain
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.Mark Twain
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A conspiracy is nothing but a secret agreement of a number of men for the pursuance of policies which they dare not admit in public.Mark Twain
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If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.Mark Twain
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The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.Mark Twain
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Love is madness, if thwarted it develops fast.Mark Twain
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It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.Mark Twain
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Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.Mark Twain
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It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.Mark Twain
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I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.Mark Twain
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. 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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One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.Mark Twain
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Obscurity and competence—that is the life that is best worth living.Mark Twain