- “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” Mark Twain
- “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Mark Twain
- “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” Mark Twain (Top Quotes for Teachers)
- “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain
- “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Mark Twain
- “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain (Top Quotes for Teachers)
- “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.” Mark Twain
- “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain
- “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” Mark Twain
- “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear” Mark Twain
- “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Mark Twain
- “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” Mark Twain
- “Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.” Mark Twain
- “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain
- “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” Mark Twain
- “A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.” Mark Twain
- “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain
- “The lack of money is the root of all evil.” Mark Twain
- “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” Mark Twain
- “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain
- “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain
- “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” Mark Twain