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Mark Twain quotes

American Author, Writer November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910

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I can call back the solemn twilight and mystery of the deep woods, the earthy smells, the faint odors of the wild flowers, the sheen of rain-washed foliage, the rattling clatter of drops when the wind shook the trees, the far-off hammering of wood-peckers and the muffled drumming of wood-pheasants in the remotenesses of the forest, the snap-shot glimpses of disturbed wild creatures skurrying through the grass,? I can call it all back and make it as real as it ever was, and as blessed. I can... Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a..."
The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for. Mark Twain
At certain periods it becomes the dearest ambition of a man to keep a faithful record of his performances in a book; and he dashes at this work with an enthusiasm that imposes on him the notion that keeping a journal is the veriest pastime in the world, and the pleasantest. But, if he only lives twenty-one days, he will find out that only those rare natures that are made up of pluck, endurance, devotion to duty for duty's sake, and invincible determination, may hope to venture upon so... Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at..."
I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately. Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "It's easy to make friends, but hard to get rid of them."
It's easy to make friends, but hard to get rid of them. Mark Twain
Yes, I am of old family, and not illiterate. I am a fossil."? "A which?"? "Fossil. The first horses were fossils. They date back two million years. Mark Twain
The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right. Mark Twain
Australian history is almost always picturesque; indeed, it is so curious and strange, that it is itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer, and so it pushes the other novelties into second and third place. It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful of lies. And all of a fresh new sort, no mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises, and adventures, and incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities; but they are all true, they all happened. Mark Twain
what is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. there is always going to be suffering. it’s how you look at your suffering, how you deal with it, that will define you. Mark Twain
Everybody lies...every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning. If he keeps his tongue still his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude will convey deception. Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Mark Twain
New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Mark Twain
Mark Twain quote: "I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to..."
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. Mark Twain
I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. The others need no preparation and got none. Mark Twain

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