Mark Twain quotes - page 3

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. (Mark Twain)
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
Mark Twain
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.
Mark Twain
I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.
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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
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By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
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There are lies, damned lies and statistics.
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A man cannot be uncomfortable without his own approval.
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There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate when he can't afford it, and when he can.
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One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it - they also believed the world was flat.
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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. (Mark Twain)
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
Mark Twain
I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places.
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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure.
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.
Mark Twain
Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.
Mark Twain
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.
Mark Twain
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark Twain
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. (Mark Twain)
I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.
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There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
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Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
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Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.
Mark Twain