MARK TWAIN QUOTES ON WORK

“Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.”

“The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.”

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.”

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”

“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.”

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.”

“The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” BETTER FATHER QUOTES

“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.”

“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.”

“The best sword is a word uttered at the right time.”

“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.”

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

“The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.”

“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must have somebody to divide it with.”

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.”

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”