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Quotes by Mark Twain

Mark Twain

I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.

Mark Twain

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

Mark Twain

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Mark Twain

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Mark Twain

All generalizations are false, including this one.

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

Mark Twain

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Mark Twain

A person who wont read has no advantage over one who cant read.

Mark Twain

Dont let schooling interfere with your education.

Mark Twain

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

Mark Twain

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

Dont go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

Mark Twain