Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Mark Twain
- The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
- Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
- The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
- A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
- 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.
- In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
- Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
- Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
- But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?
- The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain, born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He is best known for his novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, which are considered classic works of American literature.
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, a town on the Mississippi River, which served as the inspiration for many of his works. He worked as a printer, journalist, and steamboat pilot before becoming a full-time writer.
His writing was characterized by humor, satire, and a realistic portrayal of life in the American South. In addition to his novels, he wrote essays, short stories, and travelogues. He also gave lectures and performances that made him one of the most popular and celebrated public speakers of his time.
Twain was an influential figure in American literature and culture, and his works have been translated into numerous languages. He died on April 21, 1910, at the age of 74, in Redding, Connecticut.
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