Mark Twain Quotes

This collection of Mark Twain quotes contains some of my favorite Mark Twain sayings. Enjoy!

Mark Twain Quotations

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
- Mark Twain


"When angry, count four; when very angry, swear."
- Mark Twain


"Put all your eggs in one basket--and WATCH THAT BASKET."
- Mark Twain


"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
- Mark Twain


"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
- Mark Twain


"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."
- Mark Twain


"Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said."
- Mark Twain


"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen."
- Mark Twain


"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
- Mark Twain


"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
- Mark Twain


"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
- Mark Twain


"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain


"Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."
- Mark Twain


"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain


"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure."
- Mark Twain


"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain


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