Showing posts with label Mark Twain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Twain. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 February 2021

Inspiring Quotes About The Value Of Friendship

You can't choose your family but you can choose your friends.  A friend in need is a friend in deed.  If you wish to have a friend, then be one.  A friend is a single soul dwelling in two bodies and friendship means forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives.  There has been much said about friendship throughout the centuries but it remains a vital part of the human condition.  Let's truly appreciate the friendships we have!



























Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Motivational Quotes on Starting A Business

There are many famous entrepreneurs who started with nothing but an idea and a dream.  Through hard work, they were able to reach astounding success and benefit the lives of many people.  If you have an idea that might change the world or simply have a passion that you'd like to follow, you can take a closer look at the life stories of the famous names quoted below.  They most likely had the same thoughts and dreams starting out that you're having now!




























































Of course, simply dreaming about success won't work without effort, perseverance and just the right amount of luck and good timing.  The good news is that your starting point doesn't have to be too large.  As Walt Disney remarked about his success, "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."



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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Words of Wisdom From Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens was an American author wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel.  He was also known for his many quotes on life which are still relevant today.  As he would say, life is an education so never stop learning as long as you have a breath in your body.










If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.


The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.





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.


Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.





Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.


Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.





Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.


The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.





The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.


Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.





The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.


We have all read Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in high school but Mark Twain produced a wealth of literary work - fiction, non-fiction, essays and short stories.   They are worth exploring, especially his travel writing.  You can find out more at www.online-literature.com/twain.






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