Quotes by Mark Twain

Be careful when reading health books; you may die of a misprint.

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

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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.

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My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.

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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

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There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.

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When in doubt, tell the truth.

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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

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When you cannot get a compliment any other way pay yourself one.

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You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

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He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Chapter 2

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