Quotes By Mark Twain
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
Mark Twain
It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
Mark Twain
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
Mark Twain
The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
Mark Twain
Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
Mark Twain
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.
Mark Twain
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Mark Twain
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain