18 Mark Twain Quotes to Celebrate His Birthday

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					Why is November the perfect month for Mark Twain quotes? Well first of all, it's the
month we celebrate his birthday. It's also the time of year when those of us in the
colder climates start to bunker down in front of the fireplace -- and that means the
need for a good read. Here are 18 Mark Twain quotes to celebrate his birthday and
warm your toes by.

1. "Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for
acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."

2. "Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you
have ceased to live."


4. "I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him

5. "I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He
could not lie; I can, but I won't."



8. "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing.
It was here first."

9. "Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold."

10. "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never

11. "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in
both places."

not the person involved."

13. "Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by

14. "There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and
15. "The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice."

16. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you

17. "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it
deserves it."

18. "Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and
gradually approach eighteen."

Mark Twain was many things. A writer, a philosopher and maybe even a bit of a rebel.
Let us remember this extraordinary man this November. Who he was, what he stood
for and how he thought. These Mark Twain quotes are a wonderful way to remember