Quotes by Mark Twain
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.
Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance with the Friend.
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others.
Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.
I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.
The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.
It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
