Quotes by Mark Twain

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

— Mark Twain

Life

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

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

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

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

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

— Mark Twain

Courage

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

— Mark Twain

Education

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.

— Mark Twain

Life

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

— Mark Twain

Truth

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

— Mark Twain

Friendship

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

— Mark Twain

Life

Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

— Mark Twain

Wisdom

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

— Mark Twain

Happiness