Quotes

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

“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

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

“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

“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” Mark Twain

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

“Don't let schooling interfere with your education.” Mark Twain

“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” Mark Twain

“Don't tell fish stories where the people know you, but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.” Mark Twain

“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” Mark Twain