A few of Mark Twain's Words of Wisdom

When you hear the name Mark Twain, you probably think of his classic American novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. But the man born with the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens was also a journalist, a travel writer, and a social critic with a biting sense of humor.

During this year that marks the 100th anniversary of his death, a few of his most famous quotes were collected, from the silly to the snarky, to help you remember a great American writer.

Mind Over Matter
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Always Do Right
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

Climate Is What We Expect
"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."

Clothes Make the Man
"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."

Mastery of Fear
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

Drag Your Thoughts Away
"Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it."

Go to Heaven for the Climate
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."

The Language of Kindness
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

Man Was Made
"Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired."

Necessity
"Necessity is the mother of taking chances."

Never Put Off 'Till Tomorrow
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."

Cheer Yourself Up
"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

Reports of my Death
"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

Two Types of People
"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."

There Are Lies
"There are lies, damned lies and statistics."

A Necessary Evil
"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided."

Laugh Lines
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."

Better to Keep Your Mouth Shut
"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."

One Effective Weapon
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."


Source and Courtesy: Beliefnet Newsletter