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.
#121
"The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives."
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#122
"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause."
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#123
"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven."
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#124
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
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#125
"Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so."
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#126
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know."
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#127
"Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written."
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#128
"Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation."
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#129
"It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected."
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#130
"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."
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#131
"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."
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#132
"What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real-life is led in his head and is known to none but himself."
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#133
"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
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#134
"It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races."
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#135
"It put our energies to sleep and made visionaries of us - dreamers and indolent... It is good to begin life poor; it is good to begin life rich - these are wholesome, but to begin it prospectively rich! The man who has not experienced it cannot imagine the curse of it."
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#136
"Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven."
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#137
"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet."
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#138
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts."
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