Mark Twain

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” ― #MarkTwain

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.” ~ #MarkTwain

"There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it and when he can.” ~ #MarkTwain

“My mother had a heart so large that everybody’s joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation.” —Mark Twain

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. #MarkTwain

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. #MarkTwain

“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” #MarkTwain

“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” ― Mark Twain

There's no more brilliant light than that which follows complete darkness. #MarkTwain

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. #MarkTwain

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the ones you did do. ― Mark Twain

The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ― Mark Twain

Every man is a moon and has a dark side which he turns toward nobody; you have to slip around behind if you want to see it. #MarkTwain

I was mistaken about Eve.. it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her. #MarkTwain

To be good is noble; but showing others how to be good is nobler and no trouble. #MarkTwain

There’s no such thing as an uninteresting life... Beneath the dullest exterior, there is a drama, a comedy, a tragedy. #MarkTwain

Never argue with stupid people, they'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. #MarkTwain

“I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.” ― Mark Twain

“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you figure out why.” ― Mark Twain

“Forgiveness: The scent left by the rose, on the heel that has crushed it.” ― Mark Twain