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Mark Twain

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Mark Twain (1835–1910) was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, humorist, and lecturer. Widely considered the "father of American literature," Twain is best known for *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* and *Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*. His razor-sharp humor and social commentary have made him one of the most quoted writers in the English language.

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“Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

— Mark Twain

Life

All Quotes by Mark Twain

“I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”

— Mark Twain

Death

“I must have a prodigious quantity of mind it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.”

— Mark Twain

Intelligence

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

— Mark Twain

Forgiveness

“A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.”

— Mark Twain

Time

“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”

— Mark Twain

Good

“It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.”

— Mark Twain

Good

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.”

— Mark Twain

Good

“Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.”

— Mark Twain

Great

“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.”

— Mark Twain

Time

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”

— Mark Twain

Age

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”

— Mark Twain

Best

“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.”

— Mark Twain

Truth

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities Truth isn't.”

— Mark Twain

Truth

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

— Mark Twain

Anger

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

— Mark Twain

Death

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

— Mark Twain

Imagination

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.”

— Mark Twain

Age

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

— Mark Twain

Truth

“I've never let my school interfere with my education.”

— Mark Twain

Education

“The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.”

— Mark Twain

Society