Here is my best 5 Mark Twain quotations taken from his vast collection of literary works.
I know it is very difficult to pick just five quotations from his trove of wit and wisdom.
His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain was his pen-name.
This American author-humorist wrote a number of novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Before Twain became a famous writer, he was riverboat pilot, army volunteer, gold prospector, timber prospector, and a journalist.
From then he began his literary career.
Among his humorous writings, can be found in his traveling adventures.
Best 5 Mark Twain Quotations
Let’s go through the best 5 Mark Twain quotations:
“Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.”
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“The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.”
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“Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.”
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“Classic” A book which people praise and don’t read.”
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“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” – Mark Twain
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(This quote is also found in: The Tragedy Of Pudd’NHead Wilson By Mark Twain, BookRix, 2018, Section 3, Sold Down The River, Pudd’Nhead Wilson’s Calendar)
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