Mark Twain Quotes About Life
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A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
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Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.
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What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.
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We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there.
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Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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To get the full value of joy You must have someone to divide it with. After all these years I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
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The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
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The work that is really a man's own work is play and not work at all.
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I can live for two months on a good compliment.
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Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.
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I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want.
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Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.
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Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement.
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I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
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Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
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One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
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I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
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Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.
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I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places.
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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
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You can't make a life over. Society wouldn't let you if you would.
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The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.
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There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
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Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
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