{"id":40526,"date":"2016-08-08T20:57:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T04:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=40526"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:48:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T16:48:57","slug":"21-mark-twain-quotes-inspiration-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/21-mark-twain-quotes-inspiration-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Mark Twain Quotes for Inspiration and Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mark Twain was an American author and novelist, most famous for his works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.<\/p>\n

What many don\u2019t know however, is that Twain was also an avid speaker, traveler, a lover of science and technology, an advocate for civil rights, and an all-around leading thinker for his time.<\/p>\n

Known for his satire and wit, much of Twain\u2019s commentary is poignant and can still offer us guidance today, more than 100 years after his passing.<\/p>\n

Here are 21 Mark Twain Quotes to inspire you today.<\/p>\n

On success<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence and then success is sure.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cThe secret of getting ahead is getting started.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On fear<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cThe fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cCourage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On education<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cI never let my schooling interfere with my education.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 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.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On friends<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cKeep 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.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cNever allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

One age<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cAge is an issue of mind over matter. If you don\u2019t mind, it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cWrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On life<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cGood friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On creativity<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On anger<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cAnger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On ambition<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the size of the dog in the fight, it\u2019s the size of the fight in the dog.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn\u2019t do than by the ones you did do.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

\u201cNever put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/p>\n

On Travel<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cTravel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness\u2026..Broad, wholesome, charitable views on men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one\u2019s lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ben is a freelance writer, and the co-creator of Project Monkey Mind\u2014a new blog for the 21st century solopreneur and young professional who wants to take control of their minds, smash through their limitations, and lead a life worth living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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