Mark Twain Quotes

Mark Twain

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it

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.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

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

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.

The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.

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