25 Mark Twain Phrases That Explore His Best Writings – 42 Phrases

The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.

The human race is made up of those who are cursed and those who should be.

I never did any exercise except sleep and rest.

It wouldn’t be nice if we all thought the same way. It is the difference of opinion that promotes horse racing.

First, get the facts. Then you can distort them at will.

The ideal life consists of having good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience.

The most enduring moral lessons are those that come not from book teachings but from experience.

If you always tell the truth, you will never have to remember anything.

When the only instrument you have is a hammer, every problem that comes your way you treat like a nail.

You don’t get rid of a habit by throwing it out the window: you have to make it go down the stairs, step by step.

A lie can go around the world while the truth is still in your shoes.

Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can read.

The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our opponents are mad.

Man is the only animal that blushes. Or that there are reasons for it.

Every time you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.

Wrinkles should only indicate where smiles have been.

Courage is the resistance to fear, the mastery of fear, not the absence of fear.

Some people prefer heaven for the weather and hell for the company.

Nothing needs to change as much as the quirks of others.

The classic work is a book that everyone admires, but no one reads.

The man who is pessimistic before 48 knows a lot, if later he is optimistic, he knows little.

When in doubt, tell the truth!

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

The pessimist is nothing more than an informed optimist.

No human being feels good without his own approval.