Mark Twain – Some Quotes

Mark Twain on Wit

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.

~ Mark Twain

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

~ Mark Twain

“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”

~ Mark Twain

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

~ Mark Twain

“Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.”

~ Mark Twain

“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”

~ Mark Twain

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

~ 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

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

~ Mark Twain

“It is easier to stay out than get out.”

~ Mark Twain

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

~ Mark Twain

“Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul.”

~ Mark Twain

“To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.”

~ Mark Twain