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Mark Twain Quotes - Page 14

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A sense of humor is the one thing no one will admit to not having.

A sense of humor is the one thing no one will admit to not having.

Sense Of Humor, Human Nature, One Thing

One must travel, to learn.

Mark Twain (1871). “Mark Twain's Pleasure Trip on the Continent”

To stand still is to fall behind.

Fall, Behinds, Stills

When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.

Business, Gold, Good Times

It may have happened, it may not have happened but it could have happened.

May, Possibility, Happened

Mark Twain (2015). “The Prince & The Pauper: [Complete & Illustrated]”, p.8, eKitap Projesi via PublishDrive

Never mistake motion for progress.

Mistake, Progress

I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.

Smoking, Cigar, Moderation

Mark Twain (2013). “Great Speeches by Mark Twain”, p.9, Courier Corporation

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

Inspirational, Life, Success

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Inspirational, Life, Deception

Following the Equator ch. 59, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

It is higher and nobler to be kind.

Kindness, Be Kind, Kind

Mark Twain (2010). “Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition”, p.180, Univ of California Press

My father was an amazing man. The older I got, the smarter he got.

Family, Father, Men

Human beings are the only creatures who blush - or who need to.

Needs, Humans, Creatures

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

Educational, Inspiration, Iron

Mark Twain (2016). “What Is Man? And Other Essays”, p.6, Xist Publishing

It is easier to stay out than get out.

Inspiration, Achievement, Smoking

Following the Equator ch. 18, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.

Truth, Lying, Race

Mark Twain (2002). “Mark Twain's Book for Bad Boys and Girls”, Mjf Books

Choosing not to read is like closing an open door to paradise

Doors, Paradise, Closing

A banker is somebody who lends you an umbrella & takes it away as soon as it starts raining.

Rain, Bankers, Investing

I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being-that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.

Animal, Men, Thinking

"Concerning the Jews" (1899)

The new political gospel: public office is private graft.

Office, Political, Politics

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.363, Courier Corporation

To trust the God of the Bible is to trust an irascible, vindictive, fierce and ever fickle and changeful master.

Religion, Atheism, Fickle

Mark Twain, Howard G. Baetzhold, Joseph B. Mccullough (1996). “The Bible According to Mark Twain”, p.317, Simon and Schuster

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.

Heart, Wish, Riches

Mark Twain (2007). “The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain”, p.203, Modern Library

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

Funny, Sarcastic, Money

Mark Twain (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations”, p.33, Courier Corporation

A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother.

Life, Motivational, Baby

Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.41, St. Martin's Press

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close.

Funny, Religious, Purpose

Love heightens all senses - except the common.

Common, Senses

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