Nov 30, 2024

Mark Twain's timeless quotes on love and life

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Mark Twain

American writer and humorist Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835. It's been over 100 years since he passed away, but he remains to widely read and loved by people across the world even today. Remembering Mark Twain on his birth anniversary today, here we list some of his timeless quotes on love and life.

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On finding love

"When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain."-Mark Twain

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On marriage

"Men and women -- even man and wife are foreigners. Each has reserves that the other cannot enter into, nor understand. These have the effect of frontiers."- Mark Twain

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On the feeling of love

"Love is an irreresisistible desire to be irresistibily desired."- Mark Twain

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On having a good life

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”― Mark Twain

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On the importance of keeping the right company

“Keep 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.”― Mark Twain

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Of men without women

"What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce."― Mark Twain

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On kindness and love

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”― Mark Twain

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On life

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”― Mark Twain

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On having a life partner

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”― Mark Twain

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On anger

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”― Mark Twain

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