Mark Twain quotes

“Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.”

— Mark Twain

“Necessity is the mother of taking chances.”

— Mark Twain

“Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.”

— Mark Twain

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”

— Mark Twain

“No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.”

— Mark Twain

“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.”

— Mark Twain

“Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.”

— Mark Twain

“One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”

— Mark Twain

“Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”

— Mark Twain

“Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.”

— Mark Twain

“Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.”

— Mark Twain

“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.”

— Mark Twain

“Prosperity is the best protector of principle.”

— Mark Twain

“Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.”

— Mark Twain

“Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.”

— Mark Twain

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

— Mark Twain

“The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.”

— Mark Twain

“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”

— Mark Twain

“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”

— Mark Twain

“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”

— Mark Twain

“The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.”

— Mark Twain

“The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it.”

— Mark Twain

“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.”

— Mark Twain

“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”

— Mark Twain

“There are lies, damned lies and statistics.”

— Mark Twain

“There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.”

— Mark Twain

“Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others.”

— Mark Twain

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

— Mark Twain

“Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.”

— Mark Twain

“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.”

— Mark Twain

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