Inspirational Quotes
by Mark Twain
Throughout history, the brightest minds have and written about values and their meanings. Here are some inspirational quotes by Mark Twain.
“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.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world — and never will.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to...its office holders.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Independence is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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“It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 12/18/07“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 07/07/08“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 09/09/08“To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble. ”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 10/12/10“We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground - for we have all been babies. ”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 02/02/11“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 03/28/12“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. ”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 06/18/12“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.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 07/19/12“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.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 11/27/12“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 02/21/13“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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The Foundation for a Better Life began as a simple idea to promote positive values. We believe that people are basically good and just need a reminder. And that the values we live by are worth more when we pass them on.