You would be surprised how many people type in Mark Twain quotes in their Google search bar. The guy is still relevant, and his thoughts written over 100 years ago still strike a chord with many people today. Born in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pseudonym of Mark Twain, remains one of the greatest novelists and humorists that America has ever produced. To this day, quotes by Mark Twain are repeated from memory by many worldwide. However, the author's intelligent quotes are far from the only thing he left behind. Nowadays praised as a civil rights activist, Twain has left a worldwide legacy that has continued since his death over 100 years ago.
Not only has Twain inspired the American literary canon, but he also influenced American culture, and the writer's quotes remain practical to this day. His written works challenged and brought to light the issues America faced in the nineteenth century, such as imperialism, racism, class barriers, access to education, and much more. Two of his perhaps best-known works, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, indirectly addressed the many problems of American culture. These novels are where many of Twain's popular quotes are derived from.
Twain was a brilliant person who had a curious mind and soul of a wanderer and traveled a lot throughout his life. Some folks even regard him as one of the greatest geniuses of all time. After all, there are not that many powerful quotes by famous people that seemingly make it to every other presentation or a public speech. Well, the quotes from Mark Twain do. Want to deliver a killer speech? Or get your creative juices flowing and activate 100 percent of your brain power? We've got you.
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"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
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"A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar."
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"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
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"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."
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"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to."
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"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen."
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"Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person."
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"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."
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#30
"Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
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"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure."
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#32
"Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often."
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"Man was made at the end of the week's work, when God was tired."
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#34
"Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it."
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"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."
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#36
"To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal."
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#37
"Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled."
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#38
"The lack of money is the root of all evil."
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"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt."
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"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
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