Mark Twain Quotes

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Mark Twain

Person, Cannot, Able

It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.
Mark Twain

Lie, Around, Belong

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
Mark Twain

Business, Good, Three

Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
Mark Twain

Often, Miss, Party

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.
Mark Twain

Truth, Nothing, Wrong

Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
Mark Twain

Work, Play, Whatever

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.
Mark Twain

Lie, Youth, Ignorant

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
Mark Twain

Mother, Taking, Necessity

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.
Mark Twain

Another, Normal, Accepting

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
Mark Twain

Hurt, Cannot, Water

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
Mark Twain

Lie, Between, Lives

We are all alike, on the inside.
Mark Twain

I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time.
Mark Twain

Time, Made, Rule

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.
Mark Twain

While, Sleeping, Rule

The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
Mark Twain

Opinion, Worth, Public

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
Mark Twain

Truth, Fiction, Stick

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain

Politics, Real, Except

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'R', except at the beginning of a word.
Mark Twain

Word, Beginning, Except

The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner.
Mark Twain

Human, Race, Cowards

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark Twain

Humor, Joy, Secret

It is easier to stay out than get out.
Mark Twain

The Public is merely a multiplied 'me.'
Mark Twain

Public, Merely, Multiplied

The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.
Mark Twain

Place, Knows, Wit

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Mark Twain

Nothing, Needs, Habits

The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
Mark Twain

Lie, Between, Lives

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 30, 1835

Died: April 21, 1910

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