Quotes by Mark Twain

"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure."

"Always do right. That will gratify some of the people, and astonish the rest."

"By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean."

"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt."

"Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody."

"Few things are harder to put up with than a good example."

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."

"Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."

"Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied."

"The New York papers have long known that no large question is ever really settled until I have been consulted."

"When in doubt, tell the truth."

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with."

"Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages."

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

"Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run."

"When angry, count four; when very angry, swear."