Mark Twain Quotes on Life, Travel, Politics, Education, Truth and Love

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey is just enough.

The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

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

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Love seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mus-informed.

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

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

If you always tell the truth, you never have to remember anything!

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. The moment it arises, all your irritations and resentments slip away, and the sunny spirit takes their place.