Mark Twain Quotes

When your opinions start to coincide with those of the majority, it is time to reconsider your opinions.

No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God.

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one’s head.

All generalizations are false, including this one.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

The most permanent lessons in morals are those which come, not of book teaching, but of experience.

One can enjoy a rainbow without necessarily forgetting the forces that made it.

I find that the further I go back, the better things were, whether they happened or not.

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.

Don’t live in the past, don’t ponder about the future, stay at the PRESENT moment NOW…always.

Definite speech means clarity of mind.