Mark Twain

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” Mark Twain

“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.” Mark Twain

KnowledgeLiarTruth

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” Mark Twain

Learn

“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.” Mark Twain

CharacterLearnWise

“A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.” Mark Twain

“A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.” Mark Twain

“A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.” Mark Twain

ManTimeShapeMustRoundExpectedFitHole

“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.” Mark Twain

Action

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.” Mark Twain

LaughWiseFunStandLaughterAssaultNothing

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

“All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain

“All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.” Mark Twain

IgnoranceInspirationalSuccessConfidence

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain

“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

“Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.” Mark Twain

EmotionAnySincereInvoluntary

“As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.” Mark Twain

CareSmoke

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” Mark Twain

FunnyHealthReadingBookDieCareful

“Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul.” Mark Twain

DressSoulCarelessTidy

“Better a broken promise than none at all.” Mark Twain

“Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written.” Mark Twain

ClothesBiography

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.” Mark Twain

“By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.” Mark Twain

Mean

“Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” Mark Twain

Education

“Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.” Mark Twain

“Classic. A book which people praise and don't read.” Mark Twain

“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” Mark Twain

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” Mark Twain

ClothesManFunSocietyPeopleNakedInfluenceLittle

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” Mark Twain

FearWiseCourageAbsenceResistanceMastery

“Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.” Mark Twain

“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain