“I’ve never let schooling interfere with my education.” ~ Mark Twain

“Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” ~ Mark Twain

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear–not the absence of fear.” ~ Mark Twain

“In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather–inside of 24 hours.” ~ Mark Twain

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” ~ Mark Twain Quoted in Chapter 2 (Faith, Facts, and Fiction) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.” ~ Mark Twain Quoted in Chapter 17 (The Skeptical Farmer) of What I’ve Learned from 9,000 Years of Farming.

“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.” ~ Mark Twain

“Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” ~ Mark Twain Save

“Buy land. They’re not making it anymore.” ~ Mark Twain Save

“Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often.” ~ Mark Twain