Mark Twain Quotes

To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.

The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.