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Mark Twain Quotes

1835-1910, American Humorist, Writer · 337 quotes
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“You can't pray a lie.”
Prayer
“Golf is a good walk spoiled.”
Golf
“Be good and you will be lonely.”
Loneliness
“We are all alike, on the inside.”
Equality
“Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.”
Denial
“Sacred cows make the best hamburger.”
Customers
“Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.”
Martyrdom
“Pity is for living, envy is for dead.”
Pity
“It is easier to stay out than get out.”
Temptation
“Be virtuous and you will be eccentric.”
Virtue
“Never do wrong when people are looking.”
Wrong
“Familiarity breeds contempt; and children.”
Familiarity
“Faith is believing what you know ain't so.”
Faith
“Necessity is the mother of taking chances.”
Necessity
“The lack of money is the root of all evils.”
Money
“There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
Statistics
“Prosperity is the best protector of principle.”
Principles
“Virtue has never been as respectable as money.”
Virtue
“When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.”
Anger
“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Compliments
“We have the best government that money can buy.”
Government
“There is nothing sadder than a young pessimist.”
Pessimism
“There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!”
Example
“There is a great deal of human nature in people.”
Human Nature
“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
Laughter