![]() “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.”.People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. “There are basically two types of people.“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.”.“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining but wants it back the minute it begins to rains.”.“When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction.”.“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.“Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that makes you smile.”.“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.”.It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.” A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” “The fear of death follows from the fear of life.“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”. ![]() “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”.“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”.“The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.”.“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.”.“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”.“The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.”.“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”.“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”.“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”.“What would men be without men? Scarce, sir… mighty scarce.”.“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”.“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities.“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”.Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.“When we do not know a person - and also when we do - we have to judge his size by the size and nature of his achievements, as compared with the achievements of others in his special line of business.“An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth.”.“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”.“All good things arrive unto them that wait and don’t die in the meantime.”.“Prosperity is the best protector of principle.”.“I was born modest, but it didn’t last.”.“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”.“The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”.“Character is the architect of achievements.”.“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.”.This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”.“There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.”.“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. ![]() “Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”.“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”.“What is human life? The first third a good time the rest remembering about it.”.“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience - this is the ideal life.”.“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”.“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”.So, whether you’re looking for an insightful Instagram caption or just want to do a little deep thinking, the following words of wisdom should do the trick. And, well, there’s a hefty dose of sarcasm and cynicism too, which is a whole mood (that we can appreciate). ![]() His quotes come from years of rich and diverse experience as a journalist, inventor, entrepreneur, and even riverboat pilot. Giving added weight to Twain’s words? The fact he wasn’t only an author. But, the truth is, he remains one of the most influential and prolific writers in history - earning him a nickname as “the father of American literature.” Between the dozens of books, essays, stories, and lectures he published, in addition to his published ruminations about everything from travel to religion, Mark Twain quotes are plentiful and often cited. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain may arguably be most widely known as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ![]()
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