Mark Twain Quotes

American - Author | November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.

Mark Twain

OpportunitySeeAbleSeldomUntil

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Mark Twain

MotivationalGetting StartedAhead

Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.

Mark Twain

FactsStubbornStatisticsMore

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others.

Mark Twain

LiveDieOthersEitherThemselves

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Mark Twain

KindnessBlindLanguageDeafSee

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

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TimePatriotismGovernmentCountry

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

Mark Twain

EyesFocusImaginationYouDepend

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Mark Twain

LifeSuccessConfidenceIgnorance

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

DogFightSize

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

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FearCourageResistanceMastery

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

Mark Twain

MotherGreatMeMomThinkTrouble

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mark Twain

FoolPeopleThinkBrainyBetterYou

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