Quotes by Mark Twain
Always do right – this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
- Mark Twain
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience : this is the ideal life.
- Mark Twain
Be good and you will be lonesome.
- Mark Twain
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
- Mark Twain
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
- Mark Twain
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain
A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
- Mark Twain
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
- Mark Twain
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
- Mark Twain
Classic’ – a book which people praise and don’t read.
- Mark Twain
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
- Mark Twain
Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.
- Mark Twain
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
- Mark Twain
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
- Mark Twain
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
- Mark Twain
For the majority of us, the past is a regret, the future an experiment.
- Mark Twain
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce.
- Mark Twain
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
- Mark Twain
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.
- Mark Twain
Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.
- Mark Twain
