All of our Quotes

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
—Mark Twain philosophy

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are an idiot rather than open it and remove all doubt.
—Mark Twain life

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
—Mark Twain life

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.
—Mark Twain life

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.
—Mark Twain philosophy

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
—Mark Twain religion

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
—Mark Twain life

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
—Mark Twain government

I was educated once - it took me years to get over it.
—Mark Twain education life

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything
—Mark Twain philosophy

If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.
—Mark Twain government

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
—Mark Twain life

When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales.
—Mark Twain / Life on the Mississippi sailing

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
—Mark Twain government

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.
—Mike Tyson philosophy

Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
—Neil Degrasse Tyson life space

If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
—Lao Tzu life

An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground... to rule over its ashes.
—Sun Tzu government

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
—Lao Tzu philosophy

The art of the sailor is to leave nothing to chance
—Annie Van De Wiele