Mark Twain Quotes

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was a pseudonym used by the popular American writer, speaker, and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. His wit and satire was critically acclaimed at the time, and he befriended several American presidents, artists, powerful industrialists, and even European aristocrats. He wrote such successful works as The Prince and the Pauper and A Yankee at King Arthur's Court, but he is best known for his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Here is a collection of the best quotes from Marc Twain.

“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”

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“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”

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“We have the best government that money can buy.”

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

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

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“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.”

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“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.”

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“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

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“Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

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