Mark Twain's Classic Quotations

I think everyone I know is moral, although I don't like to ask. I know I do. But I would rather teach others morality every day than practice it myself. "Leave morality to others" is my motto. I have finished sending out morality. You will never need it.

The function of moral heart is to tell people the difference between good and bad, and let people choose and do what they want. But what benefits can he get from it? He keeps picking, and nine times out of ten he would rather pick the bad one. There should be no bad things in the world; Without morality, there will be no more bad things. However, man is such an immoral animal that he can't see that it is because of morality that he falls to the bottom of biology. Whoever owns it will fall.

Morality is an acquisition-like music, like a foreign language, like devout poker and paralysis-and no one is born with morality.

You despicable humans are like this-always lying, always thinking that you have virtues that you really don't have, but denying that those higher animals do (in fact, only they do). Beasts have never done anything cruel-this is the patent of moral animals. There is nothing wrong with a wild animal calling something next to it to suffer unintentionally, because it has a "problem". It makes things next to it suffer, not out of pleasure-only people do it. This is inspired by people's messy morality.

There are two kinds of Christian morality, one is private morality and the other is public morality. These two morals are so different and irrelevant that they are as irrelevant as archangels and politicians. American citizens abide by Christian morality for 363 days in a year and maintain the perfect nature of national purity; Then, in the remaining two days, he left the Christian Private Morality at home ... and tried his best to destroy and destroy his loyal and legal work for a whole year.

Humans have always had this uniqueness: they have kept two sets of laws-one is private and the other is true; Open a set, pretend a set.

The vast majority of human beings, whether barbarians or civilized people, are secretly kind-hearted, timid and afraid to let people suffer, but in the face of a few people who specialize in aggression and cruelty, they dare not stick to their own ideas.

There are 869 ways to lie, but one of them is strictly forbidden: "Don't give false testimony against your neighbor.

I know your race. It is made up of sheep. They are ruled by a few people, and they are rarely or never ruled by many people. They suppressed their feelings and beliefs and followed a small group of people who shouted desperately. Sometimes the person who shouts is right and sometimes wrong; But that doesn't matter. Everyone is always a slave to a few people because of you. There has never been a country where most people are loyal to any such system.

As long as I create a national superstition, I don't care who legislates for him and who composes music for him.

What is a "real" civilization? No one can solve the mystery, despite everyone's efforts. Suppose we first find out what is not true civilization, then remove this part from the total and call the rest "true" civilization ... Any system is not true civilization if it meets the following conditions: the people enslave the people, the autocratic government is unequal, cruel punishment is almost universal, superstition, ignorance, filth and poverty; On the contrary, a system without the above situation is a real civilization.

The main component of life is not facts and events, but a storm of thoughts, which has been blowing in people's minds all their lives.

Foreigners don't need China people, and China people don't need foreigners. At this point, I always stand with the boxer. Boxers are patriots. They love their country more than people of other nationalities. I wish them success. The boxer argued that we should be driven out of their country. I am also a boxer. Because I also advocate driving them out of our country.

Davis's book didn't circulate in American upper class. But as long as you put on a diving suit, dive all the way, dive all the way to a densely populated place, where you will always work hard, starve and never see the sun, you will find millions of his books. People with this market are sure to make a fortune. Bread and butter are firmly in their hands, because these people will never throw them away.

The words of pride we use ourselves are actually not from ourselves. What belongs to us is nothing more than some modifications made according to our temper, personality, environment, education and social relations. It's just some modifications that are different from other people's expressions, which have branded our unique style and temporarily counted as our own things. The rest are old rubbish, which has been said by generations for thousands of years.

Nothing in the world is more inflammatory than a beautiful speech, which can make people who are not familiar with the skills and magic of speech dizzy, overthrow their beliefs and ruin their feelings.

Although public opinion has formidable power, it is created by a group of ignorant and complacent fools. I know hundreds of journalists, and most of their personal opinions are worthless, but when they speak in the newspaper, they become the opinions of the newspaper, so their words become thunder predictions that shock the society.

My personal experience tells me that journalists like to lie. I made up a vivid lie myself, which spread widely along the Pacific coast; Today, this kind of lie is still popular in the local area.

In the absence of evidence to form an opinion, it is meaningless to force an opinion. If you make a man without bones, he may look lifelike at first sight, but he can't stand up limply; ..... evidence is the basis of opinion.

Quoted from Mark Twain's philosophy of success

Ignorance and self-confidence-the combination of success

"If you want to succeed, all you need is ignorance and self-confidence."

You need to be ignorant enough to believe that the impossible is possible and confident enough to turn the impossible into reality. The Wright brothers are ignorant enough to think that people can fly, but confident enough to let this idea happen. Napoleon Hill once said, "Anything you can think of can be realized". Ignorance and self-confidence can really be called a successful combination.

2. Readers are leaders.

"People who don't read good books are no better than those who can't read good books."

Plato once said, "Take time to read other people's works to improve yourself, so that you can easily reap the fruits of other people's hard work." Do you realize that reading a book and then spending three hours can learn what others have learned in 20 years? By reading, you can really gain the wisdom, knowledge and truth of others. Learn to discover the pleasure of reading.

3. Do the important things first

"Don't put off till tomorrow what you will do the day after tomorrow."

It is essential to do the important things first. Don't be in a hurry and forget the most important thing. You have to keep asking yourself, "Do you have to do this now?" "Is this the most efficient way to use time?" "Does this matter have anything to do with my goal?" Learn to distinguish between production efficiency and progress at all times.

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"What matters in the battle is not the size of the two dogs, but the intensity of their fighting."

How much "fighting spirit" do you have in mind? Doing something you have never done requires great psychological struggle, fearless courage and persistent perseverance. Have you done enough psychological struggle for the game? Remember, the winner of the game is not an agile person, and the winner of the war is not a strong person, but a person who persists to the end.

5. The power of planning

"It usually takes me three weeks to prepare an impromptu speech."

This is what I call a plan! Never underestimate its power. A good plan is half the battle. Success or failure often depends on whether there is a feasible plan (even for impromptu speech).

For example, if you find that a person is always full of energy, you will find that he has a diet plan. They know how much carbohydrates to eat on Tuesday and how many grams of protein to eat on Friday.

So, do you have a plan here? What kind of plan you have determines what kind of achievements you have.

A planned life is a fruitful life.

6. The brave are invincible

"Courage is used to resist and control fear, not to make people fearless."

I like this famous saying. Have you got your fears under control? Are you doing what they say is impossible? Have you faced your fear and overcome it? Life is so short that it is a pity to let it slip away from fantasy in vain. Twain said, "Twenty years later, what you didn't do will be more disappointing than what you did. So, throw away the sail lock, set sail from a safe harbor, seize your trade wind, explore, dream and discover. "

7. recognize your talent

"Thousands of geniuses came to this world but were buried, some because of others and some because of themselves."

Everyone is born with a gift, but only a few people have discovered it. Everyone is born with a gift, but the process of life will detract from this gift.

Learn to discover your own talent. You will do better than others. Find it and pursue it. We will also call you a genius.

[Name] Mark Twain (American humorist, novelist, writer and speaker)

There is a light of wisdom behind humor, which is the eternal label of Mark Twain, a great American literary master. Listen to what philosophy of life the master taught you.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is a great American writer. His pen name is Mark Twain.

Twain's novels are widely known, and his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is regarded as "a great American novel". His other famous novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is my favorite.

Twain was a hot figure in his time. He made friends with the president, and even with European aristocrats. Twain is a witty guy, and his wit has won him respect from friends and enemies.

William faulkner once called Mark Twain "the father of American literature". We can learn a lot from Mark Twain.

Mark Twain's famous saying

1. Whenever you find yourself on the side of most people, you should stop and think about yourself. 2. In the field of humor, repetition is very powerful. Almost any idiom with the same exact words, as long as it is solemnly repeated five or six times every once in a while, always makes people laugh in the end.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of most people, it's time to stop and reflect.

Of all the creatures in the world, man is the most cruel, and only when he inflicts pain can he indulge in happiness.

I think everyone I know is moral, although I don't like to ask. I know I do. But I would rather teach others morality every day than practice it myself. "Leave morality to others" is my motto. I have finished sending out morality. You will never need it.

6. The words of pride we use ourselves are actually not from ourselves. What belongs to us is nothing more than some modifications made according to our temper, personality, environment, education and social relations. It's just some modifications that are different from other people's expressions, which have branded our unique style and temporarily counted as our own things. The rest are old rubbish, which has been said by generations for thousands of years.

7. Probably because women lack the spirit of adventure, they don't like things like securities speculation and mining and running enterprises like men. Women are only interested in gambling when they are depressed.

8. Everyone is a moon and has a dark side that he never shows to others.

Everyone is like the moon, unwilling to show the dark side to others. 9. Of all the fragile things, the most fragile is morality that has never been tested by fire. The man who corrupted Heidelberg

10, every wrinkle proves that you laughed.

1 1. When truth is still putting on its shoes, lies have gone halfway around the world.

12, don't argue with a fool, he will drag you to his level and beat you with rich experience.

13, ① Everyone is the moon and has a dark side that no one will ever know; (2) Kindness is a universal language that can be felt by the blind and smelled by the deaf; Whenever you find yourself on the side of most people, stop and reflect; The internal source of humor is not joy, but sadness.

When your friends start complimenting you on how young you look, it must be a sign that you are getting old.

If your friends start bragging about how young you look, it is proof that you are getting old. Life is too short to quarrel, apologize, grieve and be accountable. There is only time to love, but it can be said that there is only a moment.

16. Thirty-one percent of you are white and only one percent is black. It happened that this poor guy became your soul fool Wilson.

17, 70th birthday! This is a happy moment, and people have gained new and awesome dignity. At this time, you can put aside the posturing that has been suppressed for more than 30 years, stand fearlessly at the top of the seven peaks of life, overlook and teach others without being accused.

18, when I say "God bless women", although none of us can fully understand the lofty feelings of a good wife and mother, he will say "Amen" in his heart!

Kindness is a universal language, which can make the blind feel and the deaf smell kindness beyond national boundaries. People on the road might as well stop. Sometimes, people around you need your help most!

20. When a person is young, he needs money and feels that everything in the world is full of vitality and fun. Why doesn't God reverse the usual process, let most people get wealth first, spend it slowly, and then let them die as poor people when they no longer need money?

2 1, the strong, despise difficulties, the weak, look up to difficulties. -Letters to friends

It's too bad to be with Mark Twain. I can only stand forever when he gives a speech.

23, "Time flies, life is short, don't waste time arguing, apologizing, being sad and blaming. Take time to love, even for a moment, and don't fail. "

Morality is an acquisition-like music, like a foreign language, like devout poker and paralysis-and no one is born with morality.

25. You despicable human beings are like this-always lying, always thinking that you have virtues that you really don't have, but denying that those higher animals do. Beasts have never done anything cruel-this is the patent of moral animals. There is nothing wrong with a wild animal calling something next to it to suffer unintentionally, because it has a "problem". It makes things next to it suffer, not out of pleasure-only people do it. This is inspired by people's messy morality.

Be careful when reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

You must be careful when reading books about health care. Maybe a misprint will kill you. Everyone is a moon and has a dark side that he never shows to others.

-Mark Twain Everyone is the moon and has a dark side that people don't want to see. When you find yourself on the side of the majority, you should stop and reflect.

A fly landed on the back of the seat in front of him. It rubbed its hands leisurely, stretched out its arms to hold its head, and rubbed it so hard that its head almost seemed to be separated from its body, and its neck was exposed like a thin line, so that it could be seen clearly; It fiddled with its wings with its hind legs and gently touched its body, as if it were the back of a dress. It is always doing this full set of grooming and dressing, as if knowing that it is absolutely safe. -The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The secret source of Longfellow's humor is not happiness, but sadness. There is no humor in heaven.

Selected Classic Quotations of Mark Twain

Mark Twain, American humorist, novelist, writer and speaker. His humor, wit and reputation made him one of the most famous people in America. He is called Lincoln in literature. The style of Mark Twain's works is mainly humorous and satirical, full of unique personal wit and one-liners, as well as profound social insight and analysis. The main representative works are Million Pounds, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

1. Everyone is the moon, and there is always a dark side that no one can see.

Sometimes truth is more absurd than fiction, because fiction is carried out under certain logic, while reality is often illogical.

Whenever you find yourself standing with most people, you should stop and reflect.

When truth is still putting on its shoes, lies have gone halfway around the world.

The way to stay healthy is to eat what you don't want to eat, drink what you don't want to drink and do what you don't want to do.

6. Where there are wrinkles, it only means that the smile is always there.

7. Violets leave fragrance on ankles, which is forgiveness.

8. Humans are animals that blush, or should blush.

9. Don't give up your fantasy. When the illusion is gone, you can still exist, but you are still alive.

10. Even if you keep your mouth shut and look like a fool, it's better than being confirmed as a fool.

1 1. If your friends start bragging about how young you look, it is evidence that you are getting old.

12. Good education lies in hiding our better evaluation of ourselves and worse evaluation of others.

13. Sincere friends, good books and a sleeping conscience are the ideal life.

14. Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you to their level and then hit you back.