Mark Twain Quotes

The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.
Mark Twain

Trouble, Fools, Lightning

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
Mark Twain

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

Great, Old, Known

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
Mark Twain

Great, Control, Greater

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

Care, Joy, Value

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
Mark Twain

Happiness, Keep, Unhappy

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain

Success, Person, Idea

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
Mark Twain

Cannot, Learn, Hold

If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain

Improve, Cat, Crossed

When red-haired people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.
Mark Twain

Hair, Social, Above

The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes.
Mark Twain

Medical, Christian, Same

What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.
Mark Twain

Woman, Earth, Almighty

It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
Mark Twain

Best, Opinion, Makes

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

Work, Good, Impressive

All right, then, I'll go to hell.
Mark Twain

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
Mark Twain

Work, Evil, Necessary

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
Mark Twain

Thoughts, Away, Heels

Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold.
Mark Twain

Everything, Cannot, Educated

Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat.
Mark Twain

Human, Often, Miss

When in doubt tell the truth.
Mark Twain

Truth, Doubt, Tell

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.
Mark Twain

Special, Effort, Stop

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Mark Twain

History, Written, Prejudice

The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.
Mark Twain

Become, Popular, Forbidden

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
Mark Twain

Funny, Mean, Trying

'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
Mark Twain

Book, Read, Praise

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 30, 1835

Died: April 21, 1910

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