Quotes from Mark Twain

No man, deep down in the privacy of his heart, has any considerable respect for himself.

There are some few people I respect and admire, but I don't think much of the species.

I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way.

Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest.

Information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious otter of roses out of the otter.

Enthusiasm is caught, not taught.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

I try never to let my schooling get in the way of my education.

One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect.

Experience comes from bad judgment.

Supposing is good, but finding out is better.

Education that consists in learning things and not the meaning of them is feeding upon the husks and not the corn

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

What's the use you learning to do right , when it's troublesome to do right and it ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.

Never let your education interfere with your learning.

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well.

Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement.

Don't dream your life, but live your dream