{"id":58428,"date":"2021-10-28T07:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T07:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=58428"},"modified":"2021-10-28T07:57:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T07:57:09","slug":"34-famous-mark-twain-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/34-famous-mark-twain-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"34 famous Mark Twain quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Twain, also known by his full and proper name as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American author. He lived<\/span>\u00a0between 1835-1910, enjoying a long and rich existence. There are so many quotes that remain from Mark Twain, that really do make us think about the attitudes we have towards various aspects of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is an amazing dense collection of famous Mark Twain quotes, from which the following are the most famous:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u201cIt is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u201cAction speaks louder than words but not nearly as often<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

3. \u201cThe secret of getting ahead is getting started<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4. \u201cWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5. \u201cGiving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I\u2019ve done it thousands of times<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6. \u201cThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

7. \u201cPart of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8. \u201cYou can\u2019t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus<\/i>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

9. \u201cTruth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn\u2019t<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10. \u201cThere are basically two types of people. People who accomplish realizations, and people who claim to have accomplished realizations. The first group is less crowded.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11. \u201cWhen I was younger I could remember anything, whether it<\/i> occurred or not<\/i>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

12. \u201cIf it\u2019s your job to eat a frog, it\u2019s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it\u2019s your job to eat two frogs, it\u2019s best to eat the biggest one first<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

13. \u201cDon\u2019t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

14. \u201cDo the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest<\/i>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

15. \u201cA man\u2019s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16. \u201cWrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

17. \u201cThe man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

18. \u201cThe most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19. \u201cThousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered \u2013 either by themselves or by others<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

20. \u201cAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21. \u201cThe fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22. \u201cAge is an issue of<\/i> mind over matter. If you don\u2019t mind, it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23. \u201cKindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24. \u201cThe lack of money is the root of all evil<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25. \u201cIf you tell the truth, you don\u2019t have to remember anything<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26. \u201cClothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

27. \u201cIt\u2019s not the size of the dog in the fight, it\u2019s the size of the fight in the dog<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28. \u201cA man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

29. \u201cWhy is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved<\/i>.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

30. \u201cThe human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31. \u201cGet your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

32. \u201cNever put off \u2018til tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

33. \u201cLet us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34. \u201cGo to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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