American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
Classic’ – a book which people praise and don’t read. – Mark Twain
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. – Mark Twain
A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. – Mark Twain
Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponent will do it for you. – Mark Twain
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else. – Mark Twain
God created war so that Americans would learn geography. – Mark Twain
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. – Mark Twain
If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat. – Mark Twain
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy – give one and take ten. – Mark Twain
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s. – Mark Twain
The secret to getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
Better a broken promise than none at all. – Mark Twain
Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. – Mark Twain
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. – Mark Twain
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason. – Mark Twain
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot of acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime. – Mark Twain
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead. – Mark Twain
An occasional compliment is necessary to keep up one’s self- respect – Mark Twain
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it. – Mark Twain
Canadian girls are so pretty it is a relief to see a plain one now and then – Mark Twain
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