# Mark Twain Quotes

American humorist and novelist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. (1835-1910)

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
Mark Twain
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Mark Twain
Don't let schooling interfere with your education.
Mark Twain
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Mark Twain
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain

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## Frequently asked questions

### Who was Mark Twain?

American humorist and novelist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. This page collects their most famous quotes in one place.

### What is the most famous quote by Mark Twain?

One of the most quoted lines by Mark Twain is: "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." You will find it and 6 more famous quotes below.

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