Mark Twain is Awesome

There is a positivity blog I read from time to time that consists of different articles about happiness, balance and achievement. One of those articles was Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips For Living  A Kick Ass Life.  Sure, I have always known that Mark Twain was cool, but I never knew he was awesome.

Here are some of my favorite Mark Twain quotes and ridiculous things that remind me of them:

“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.”

“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.”

“Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.”

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.”

“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”

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“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”

After coming across these quotes, I fell in love with Mark Twain’s combined humor and wisdom. I was reminded to believe in myself and not to take things too seriously. I have decided that the next book I read will be one of Mark Twain’s. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to start?