When in doubt, tell the truth.
- Mark TwainMT
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), was an American writer and humourist, author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He took his pen name from Mississippi river slang, having worked as a steamboat pilot. Alongside the novels he wrote travel books and sharp satire on the politics and society of his day.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.
- Mark TwainAlways do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- Mark TwainHabit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
- Mark TwainThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
- Mark TwainWrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
- Mark TwainDon't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
- Mark Twain