Mark Twain, an author (1835 - 1910), is quoted 2,445 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Inspirational, Funny, Life and Motivational.

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

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

The secret of getting ahead is getting started - Mark Twain

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

Man is kind enough when he is not excited by religion - Mark Twain

Man is kind enough when he is not excited by religion

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. - Mark Twain

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths - Mark Twain

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. - Mark Twain

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

If work were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for themselves. - Mark Twain

If work were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for themselves.

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

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

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same ... - Mark Twain

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of ... - Mark Twain

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be — a ... - Mark Twain

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be — a Christian.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal ... - Mark Twain

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be ... - Mark Twain

Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

The secret to success: find out where people are going and get there ... - Mark Twain

The secret to success: find out where people are going and get there first

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just ... - Mark Twain

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well.

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does ... - Mark Twain

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is ... - Mark Twain

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight ... - Mark Twain

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend ... - Mark Twain

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

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life ... - Mark Twain

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask ... - Mark Twain

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an ... - Mark Twain

At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that ... - Mark Twain

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.

Intellectual ''work'' is misnamed; it is a pleasure, a dissipation, ... - Mark Twain

Intellectual ''work'' is misnamed; it is a pleasure, a dissipation, and is its own highest reward.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their ... - Mark Twain

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you ... - Mark Twain

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his ... - Mark Twain

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Don't wake up a woman in love. Let her dream, so that she does not ... - Mark Twain

Don't wake up a woman in love. Let her dream, so that she does not weep when she returns to her bitter reality

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly ... - Mark Twain

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is ... - Mark Twain

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the ... - Mark Twain

Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love ... - Mark Twain

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small ... - 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.

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man ... - Mark Twain

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.

The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your ... - Mark Twain

The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your pity, your kindness--your scorn for untruth, pretension, imposture....He takes upon himself to be the week-day preacher.

Too much is just enough.

Tough times teach trust.

Explore. Dream. Discover.

One must travel, to learn.

The southerner talks music.

Let your joy be unconfined!

Travel is fatal to bigotry.

I said nothing of the sort.

It's so damned humiliating.

Humor is tragedy plus time.

Sometimes people do get hurt

Dance like nobody's looking.

Golf is a good walk spoiled.

The real yellow peril: Gold.

There is no humor in heaven.

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