Quotes By Mark Twain

Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there.

History never repeats itself; at best it sometimes rhymes.

A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle.

Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, and the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into plutocracy, and is captured by the shoemaker whom the mercenaries and millionaires make into a king. The people invent their oppressors, and the oppressors serve the function for which they are invented.

Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.

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

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.

You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your friends.

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.