The 100 Greatest Quotes by Mark Twain

[@blackpower6654]

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

[@not1207]

slim randombs nice copy

[@notyourbruh]

Mommy was too drunk that night.

[@justsomeonehere884]

I saw this comment in bright side

[@wiseandfamous]

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

[@jamesmiller3548]

“Life is living from one crisis to the next, while enjoying the time in between.” My mother.

[@derekhajos3555]

I think this is one of his. My favorite; The more I learn about people, the more I love my dog.

[@robertallan5165]

My favourite quote of he's was "It's better to be silent and thought a fool , Than to open your mouth and remove all doubt" .

[@TRafael82]

When there's no doubt, people follow without questions asked. Very dangerous.

[@H.pylori]

Truly the best American author, who could create a story or book that all could read and enjoy, but with underlying meanings that only a few can appreciate. His views on life, especially during his "dark" period, are very revealing about human nature.

[@tomthorn2887]

Mark Twain was a genius and a giant! I envy every single person who had the pleasure of meeting him! I truly believe it is a shame that Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln never met. I think they would have been great friends! Mark Twain had a humor that Lincoln would have truly loved. I envy EVERY single person who had the honor of meeting either of these two men. If God gave me one wish it would be to have a meal with those two men. Not to talk, just to listen to them!

[@ConstantineAndreas]

This guy would've had quite the twitter following.

[@alex9920ro]

This guy should have been in a nuthouse... He was nuts.

[@battlefront390x]

@Cynical the man alex just has a simple small mind. you just let fools be fools and not waste time on them :)

[@trisix99]

alex9920 lmao... have you seen the cheers episode where woody becomes Mark Twain?

[@brandonglassock148]

Nope. He would have been deplatformed, doxxed, threatened, cancelled, and thrown to the wolves. He lays it all out in "The Mysterious Stranger". And it has absolutely nothing to do with whatever current political ideology you people currently identify with. Philip Truam is my hero. And he wrote that story in... Well it was published in 1916. I'm about to send you the KZbin link for the audiobook.

[@dionisakissakis2297]

whenever you find that you're on the side of the majority,it is time to pause and reflect....what a great quote(not saying that all the others weren't great).

[@nolagaminggal4249]

I've recently become, in all honesty, totally obsessed with all things Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain. I've read and reread the collection of his personal letters as well as most of his books, short stories and articles to the point that I can tell the scene that many of these quotes come from - especially Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. I actually met an approximately sixty something year old woman who seemed proud to not know who Mark Twain was! I've rarely been so speechless! It's heartbreaking to see the classics so ignored by this generation, yet someone her age just blew my mind. He will always be Samuel Clemens to me since Mark Twain was more like a character he portrayed. We are blessed with some of the best literature because the stage was deprived of what could have been its best performers. Also because of his inability to keep his money in his pocket rather than giving it to many who claimed to need it. His world tour for Following The Equator only happened because of his investment in a new printing machine that never made a dime. His generosity was used and abused even by his own brother, Orion. Just the man's name is enough to set me grinding my teeth! Mr. Clemens makes me hope for reincarnation. The world desperately needs common sense now more than ever, which he had despite those wasted monies!

[@Earthsaverdon99]

Twain was a brilliant man, and an amazing humorist. This video is a wonderful meditation... helping us to love ourselves more deeply and accept ourselves more fully by owning the darkness and foolishness that's in us all.

[@ZombifiedPreacher1]

Could you imagine a conversation between Mark Twain, George Carlin and Tom Waits?... Priceless!

[@novasmum474]

I like his quote - If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be--a Christian.

[@stacyclark5910]

Nova's Mum ,

[@mayankkamal3090]

@Ranjit Tyagi ranjit tyagi

[@alexanderluis5997]

Because hes God

[@justdev8965]

Truth bomb!

[@silkyjay869]

I like Nietzsche's quote better - "the only true Christian was Christ."

[@Donbd83]

Interesting fact about Mark Twain he was friends with Nicola Tesla. My favorite quote by him "In the beginning a patriot is a rare thing hated and scorned, but in time as his cause succeeds the timid join him for then it costs nothing."

[@jessiejames7492]

Interesting fact about Mark Twain he was friends with Nicola Tesla.' Geniuses...Birds of a feather flock together

[@wiseandfamous]

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” - my favorite one

[@mikestand5163]

the 46 people that hit dislike to this video are all proof of Twain's wisdom.

[@martinstensby7377]

Mark Twain is my hero! Probably one of the wisest men to ever live.

[@John-vn6yd]

If this man were alive today and ran for president - I would vote for him in a heart beat!

[@akashniranjane]

Pure Wisdom. ..love from India.

[@jessiejames7492]

he was a funny man too....he went to the middle east in his early years and then had to cross the Dead Sea. He asked the price of the boat ride that will take him across...He later said' No wonder JESUS walked on water ! '' ( at those prices!)

[@Love.AnitaBlue717]

ha ha ha ha

[@libbylejeune3739]

I’m related to him

[@rotnroll2117]

That's a good one

[@haroldfarthington7492]

Libby Lejeune to Mark Twain? I had no clue his blood line was still continued.

[@justdev8965]

Awesome joke

[@casper9104]

I like "a man who lives fully is prepared to die at anytime"

[@Thank-u-so-much-for-everything]

👍

[@taylorkicklighter8101]

"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but of what is left out of it" - Mark twain correspondence with Henry Huttleston Rogers (1893-1909)

[@jimyost2585]

My ex-wife has a masters degree in English and World Literature, and she has a genius IQ, and she knows more about literature than anyone I ever met. One time about twenty years ago I asked her who was the greatest author who ever lived, and without batting an eyelash she said "Mark Twain." That kind of surprised me so I asked her some questions about it and she explained it and I understood. Then I asked her who was the #2 greatest author who ever lived and without batting an eyelash she said "Shakespeare." I said "You mean you think Mark Twain was a greater author than Shakespeare?" And she said yes. Then I asked her who was the #3 greatest author who ever lived and she said it was a toss-up between William Faulkner and Wolfgang von Goethe.

[@CheryneB]

My very favourite because this is profoundly meaning full for writers: ''Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.'' -- Mark Twain

[@rashedalnuaimi7607]

i dont understand this quote can you explain it to me?

[@Jbtigers5]

@@rashedalnuaimi7607 Don't pick a fight with a writer

[@DJTOM_]

Rashed Alnuaimi it means if you pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel (writer) then you will be destroyed by them with there words which is created by ink as there writings have the ability to reach many more people and influence many more peoples mindsets then a simple voice could

[@santoshmagar3919]

My favourite one is LIFE DOESNT OWE YOU ANYTHING.

[@luzthedivine9719]

thank you mark twain.

[@scottyrotty]

These quotes got me thinking about life and everything else in between

[@jakkul26]

I would've liked to see more from The Mysterious Stranger. That novella was just laced with brilliant quotes.

[@flynnjarka8259]

He looked so happy and such at peace. Truly an inspiration😊👍🏼.

[@artjohnson1757]

That was great, I wrote many of them down. The man was very witty, often very wise, and humorous.

[@shijo4416]

Now I remember why I never read anything by Mark Twain before today. When I was a kid I learned to read at an early age and my mother would bring me books to read. One day she brought me a book called Tom Sawyer. I must have been about 7 years old. so I tore into the book with my usual enthusiasm and everything was fine until I read the part about the big N----r Jim. Well it was 1956 and I knew what the word ment, It ment me! At 7, I had no information or tools to defend myself from the crushing hurt that I felt growing in my chest. I put the book down and never thought about it again,...until now.

[@romanticlife2150]

mark twain! a great personality. we can say that hero's like mark twain are born after a very long time.

[@GordonGavinca]

Thanks for doing all this.

[@daviddilley538]

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog...... My favorite....

[@ryanmcafee5362]

Mark Twain 2020, “ The only pandemic I see, is when I look at a ballot for future presidency.”

[@tabe3263]

"We live in a society" - Mark Twain

[@Largo64]

I very much enjoyed this video.

[@silkyjay869]

Just think, him and Tesla chilling. Two great guys.

[@jamiemontoya2412]

He was a genius

[@therealtoni]

Thank you! Timeless words of wisdom!

[@mordechailevinson8646]

...Thank you for posting this...

[@Love.AnitaBlue717]

Incredible. Thank You for posting. Peace ; )'

[@MagicalQuote]

You're welcome.

[@jessiejames7492]

Dont try to live up to the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. '' haha . what a line. From Quentin Crisp. he had the same raconteur qualities of Mr Clemens . FUNNY , BRILLIANT.

[@macaronimick]

“Rags, wretchedness, poverty and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of Moslem rule.” - Mark Twain in 'Innocents Abroad,' 1869. As true today as it was then.

[@syb2965]

Nothing exists save empty space-and you.

[@gstandfast]

My favorite quote is at the start of the song “MGMT Kids”

[@kh.arzadhossain6172]

Hero's live forever.

[@Thank-u-so-much-for-everything]

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” “With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.” “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.” “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” “What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth.” “I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.” “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” “Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.” “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” “It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others - and less trouble.” “Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain travel Mark Twain Quotes About Travel “There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.” “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” “Take the universe as a whole, and it is a very clever conception and quite competently carried out, but I don’t think much of this globe as a work of art. It would have been better to take more time to it and do it right, it seems to me, than to rush it through, helter-skelter, in six days, just for reputation.” “I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” “It liberates the vandal to travel - you never saw a bigoted, opinionated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited, almighty mean man in your life but he had stuck in one place since he was born and thought God made the world and dyspepsia and bile for his especial comfort and satisfaction.” Mark Twain funny Funny Mark Twain Quotes “Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.” “Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink - under any circumstances.” “The funniest things are the forbidden.” “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” “′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.” “I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.” “Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”

[@Salomessanctuary]

Yes, a Legend. How cool Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla were friends. They even have similarities in looks and style. 😍. My favourite one is " Be good and you'll be lonesome". 🙏🖤

[@guambianthunderbolts905]

Beautiful.

[@inspirationalpostbyleverso6263]

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

[@iasimov5960]

"Any library is a good library that does not contain a volume by Jane Austen. Even if it contains no other book." Mark Twain

[@davetourle4250]

A wise man once told his wife... Nothing! Because, he was a wise man!

[@norbertdelacruz961]

I never let my schooling, interfere with my education. - mark twain.

[@EdWoodJr1956]

On the death of someone infamous: "I will not attend this funeral, but I sent them a very nice note, to say that I approve of it."

[@isolan9]

Mark is so lovely.

[@carolannmiles-hughes6222]

Great for English classes 8th, 12th College 201 and 401 series...Humanities...Statistical Comparitives...College Level for Math...Sciences calculus variables....

[@chakradharhadke4063]

IF YOU PICK UP A STARVING DOG, FEED UP AND MAKE HIM PROSPEROUS. HE WILL NEVER BITE. SO IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOG AND MAN💙🌷🙏. **MAAL JISKA KHATA HAI, GEET JISKE GATA HAI, USKE HI SINEME BHOKTA KATAAR HAI💙🌷🙏.

[@bellaperson1745]

How great he was at literature and no one has actually known Mark Twain's family now and that is my family the Clements family, we have them ancestry and bunch of stuff but No one believes us. We're not famous for anything or wealthy but hey it is fine!

[@inspirationalpostbyleverso6263]

The man a new idea is a crank, until the idea succeeds

[@RR-ty3mv]

My great great great great grandfather is Mark Twain- my sister has his wife’s old ring I hope to one day have it passed down to me. He is my grandmother’s great great grandfather and my dad’s great great great.

[@Golems_victory]

R u joking? Or R U serious?

[@RR-ty3mv]

I am serious- I really wish that I knew more about the family line and other things like that but it’s too bad.

[@RR-ty3mv]

And lol

[@Golems_victory]

@@RR-ty3mv wow... lucky

[@Golems_victory]

@@RR-ty3mv and lol also.

[@justdev8965]

1:28 saved as a screenshot

[@freeamericausa1]

All of the people who hit the THUMBS DOWN are probably lying to themselves, and can't remember WHY.

[@syedabdulrahman4865]

“Clever clever squirrel jump, one day fall to the ground also”

[@ryanmcafee5362]

Mark Twain quote for 2020, “There are two kinds of people in this world, those that wear masks, and those that don’t fear living.”

[@kennedygirl3698]

Great video but the music-although pretty-it doesn't fit Twain.He was no drudge. Needs something peppy-he was the Great Humourist,you know.

[@dconfused9919]

Where is " if voting actually made a difference they wouldn't allow us to do it"... MARK TWAIN.

[@chakradharhadke4063]

LACK OF MONEY IS ROOT CAUSE OF ALL EVILS 💙🌷🙏.

[@MountainMassOutDoors]

Somewhere i thought i seen a quote by him( the truth about this world is so scary wed rather believe the lie) something like that anyone know?

[@vashna3799]

America’s Socrates

[@andrewbell2712]

America's Marilyn Monroe. America's Fu Manchu. America's Puff the Manic Dragon and P. Diddy. America's Nietzsche and Che Guevara. America's cigar. America's sombrero fallout, yamulka, and great Sioux war bonnet. America's bankrupt millionaire communist. America's death to slavery and kings. America's chimes of freedom, laughter, and of thee I sing. America's marriage of heaven & hell, north and south. America's Liam Clancy: "No fear, no envy, no meanness." America's steam boat master, investigative journalist, tramp at home and abroad. America's Captain James Tiberius Kirk. "Fascinating."

[@vashna3799]

@@andrewbell2712 Deep...

[@andrewbell2712]

@@vashna3799 Yes. Deep thoughts like Jack Handy's ( Phil Hartman ) on the SNLs from twenty years ago. Go boldly where no man or woman has gone before you, Storm Hawk!

[@thesistersquad5789]

You want to mean how I feel right now existed 100 years ago? Humans never learn

[@creativebooksummaries]

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. Mark Twain

[@joanblack6672]

One of my favorite MT quotes is "You can judge the character of a man by the adjectives he commonly uses in conversation." Interestingly, he thought that the two greatest people who ever lived were Jesus Christ and Joan of Arc because they were the only people whose actions and motivations were entirely selfless.

[@madhurawat155]

At 11:00, the only place where I don't agree. To be good is stupid, and to show others how to be good is hazardous.

[@fisher2536]

"I love men" -Mark Twain

[@9Ovidiu9]

Make a top of True Detective quotes.

[@gamehedgehog9434]

1:21 **cough** wasps **cough**

[@yelljal2764]

Many of these quotes perfectly describe Trump.

[@WiseQuotesLS]

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything„ _Mark Twain

[@jthepickle7]

One of the best parts of old age is to re-read the classics as if anew. I think it's time to pick up Puddinhead Wilson again.

[@DragonsREpic]

The lack of money is the root of all evil. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please. Faith is believing what you know ain't so.

[@YellowSubmarine9628]

+DragonsREpic Mark Twain is an idiot. If you take a serious study about him, you'll feel it.

[@AuroraFinesse-is9vg]

@@YellowSubmarine9628 You are sunk, yellow. Sadly . . . ; ) F, 10/23/2020

[@5-starreviewstogo750]

Unable to read because fonts are too small!

[@srinivas8207]

Why video, when you have comment section- Mark Twain

[@kutlwanophasha4120]

Wow what a quotes👅👄💝

[@MayaAshAnimation]

0:41 rip modern feminism

[@YellowSubmarine9628]

He has strong sense of hating on stupid peoples in a few couples of his words that guide you. But there is a quote at 4:07 saying 'the best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.' I feel so very weird for him. He hates stupid people, but he never cheers them up while he said we should do???? Please explain, please..

[@uranusaquarius7394]

+Yellow Submarine Humans are so interesting but I find them worthless.

[@hdckdsadd]

that fuckin music.....

[@thegrandreview5949]

Here's a challenge, for fun. This link connects to a 'rant' by Art Ward, a great comedic influence on the young Mark Twain. Written colloquially and twisting descriptive words of the time as well as the names of famous Civil War characters and events, it is nearly impossible to decypher, but would have been a real knee slapper for young Twain. Can you untangle the words? www.etsy.com/listing/113131446/civil-war-print-art-ward-rant-charles

[@akaisenpaitsubakihiganbana6706]

witty and almost true.

[@jessiejames7492]

clothes maketh the man , naked people have little or no influence on society. '' quite the opposite in this vile times

[@samkadiddlehopperesq.6404]

The man was a sage and prophet! Christian Fundamentalist think he went to Hell especially the Pastor at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, WI who will also stand before his Maker!

[@JerrySmith-ih9rd]

Sam Kadiddlehopper why do they think he's in hell I wonder?

[@headhazed7479]

hate to be that one guy but, whats the name of the song that plays throughout the video

[@datminecrafter1]

Darude Sandstorm

[@dolantramp7973]

Darude Sandstorm

[@headhazed7479]

+Dolan Tramp 2 years too late, buddy

[@bendover8738]

What do you mean? It's Darude-Sandstorm bruh.

[@tonyrandall3146]

September Sky by Per kiilstofte apparently, some gent texted in below... The struggle bro I feel

[@jesuishazdin8016]

Clever clever squirrel jump, one day fall to the ground also

[@boxfox2945]

Not' always, to some' these opinons.

[@yonbura]

Flash Ending Anyone

[@davidclaimer4768]

do you know that he had a different original name.

[@scottballard5575]

Nah, nobody knows what you are talking about? Say what?

[@allanrichardson1468]

Scott Ballard His real name was Samuel Clemens. The phrase "mark Twain" ("twain"=two) was called out when a river depth sounding was taken and the river was found to be two fathoms (12 feet) deep, or deep enough not to hit bottom.

[@YellowSubmarine9628]

I was beliving that Mark Twain was a very genius and great person for mankind. He also said that he did not fear of death at all. I was thought he is a very brave and glorious person. But oneday, I found quote of one General from the war, he says ''If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha." - Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Then I interest in Mark Twain, I starting to research deep into him (thanks to informative internet) I later found out that Mark Twain really hates Jane Austen. I don't know why but I've searched Jane Austen's quote, it's so much impact on my heart, its so true. 'It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do' - Jane Austen You see, it's completely against Mark Twain's quote while he really likes to thinking and speaking. You might want to see how Mark Twain criticize Jane Austen, and you'll hate him. Bonus' he also hates german language. "The german language ought to be gently and reverently set aside among the dead languages, for only dead who have time to learn it." Mark Twain is an idiot. If you take a serious study about him, you'll feel it. The only one thing he is good at making is convincing people with his words. If the world has full of people like Mark Twain, I believe there will always be smart and stupid people like he likes to compare, haha.

[@carlpen850]

@ Yellow... well I for one am glad you took the time to edit your comment... otherwise someone here might of understood your confusion.

[@enfpflower5751]

If other people have a different opinion or perspective than yours it doesn't make them stupid, it makes them interesting. I'm sure there are people that you don't like and languages that sound awkward to you, so stop being a hypocritical.

[@elvisbz]

He was not actually bla bla bla..Like the quote by Jane Austen...he did more (than only say..or keep his thoughts in his ming..he actually put everything in words!!!! and we could know very much about friendship when he writes about his longtime friend John T. Lewis, of whom the author remarked: ‘I have not known an honester man nor a more respect-worthy one.’ Lewis is said to have inspired the character of Jim in ‘Huckleberry Finn.’ About the German Language...he doesnt hate it..how could you hate a language???? You don´t understand his humor...he is a very humoristic person! By the way...a long time ago, I had not one but 2 german boyfriends (not at the same time of course!! )..both of them..and also different friends...(girls..and boys)..told me somewhat the same...that they didn´t like their language..they way it sounds..that it´s tedious to learn it..that they preferred the sound of the romance languages such as Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese...they learnt it as kids..but they recognized for them the german language sounded cold or as if someone is always angry ...get it now??

[@myrlewulf6256]

A lot of writers dont like Jane Austen

[@annieroseloquinario2044]

Ahh you forget the word "humor".

[@freddiereyes9150]

September Sky by Per kiilstofte

[@pwan280]

Vanilla ice

[@Vishwa2087]

KALI*SV*RK#PH* all about Calcutta. Queens land /Nicolle 8kidmen marget ( come in world song slow )two f®©r root -1 one/11 ₹$¢>_ four flora and 3 fauna .take a aspirin

[@YellowSubmarine9628]

He loves weathy so much, he also said that without money, there is hell. If he really believe in Bible, why do he has to love money soooo much? So he has more faith in weathy than god?

[@LNKtheWizard]

+Yellow Submarine I feel you are an idiot.

[@JohnDoe-sx9xw]

I'll answer your question He did not believe in the bible and what the fuck is a weathy

[@YellowSubmarine9628]

John Doe I think he is an idiot himself. He believe he is the true winner, haha. I dont like a guy with overconficdent over the others, thats all.

[@JohnDoe-sx9xw]

+Yellow Submarine I think your an idiot yourself believing your better than mark twain,thinking you're a true winner,being over confident that your smarter than mark twain. hahaha (I'm not laughing because this is a joke I'm laughing because you're an idiot.and you you said you researched about him but you did'nt even know he didn't believe in the bible)

[@azcartruck]

+Yellow Submarine Yellow,you need to read "Letters From the Earth".