Mark Twain Quotes and Sayings

“I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark Twain

“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” – Mark Twain

“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” – Mark Twain

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
– Mark Twain

“When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.” – Mark Twain

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. Mark Twain

“Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” – Mark Twain

“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.” – Mark Twain

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” – Mark Twain

“Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.” – Mark Twain

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.” – Mark Twain

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain