Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyerand its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1835
CountryUnited States of America
laughter political politics
The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.
patriotism honor liberty
We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.
life garden years
To get the full value of joy You must have someone to divide it with. After all these years I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
humor compliments-you pay
If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.
humor sides good-nature
Humor is the good natured side of a truth.
laughter philosophy humor
Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.
food angel knows
When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat.
food desire needs
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
fitness exercise pushing
I am pushing sixty. That is enough exercise for me.
faith atheist believe
It was the schoolboy who said, ""Faith is believing what you know ain't so.""
death real graves
No real estate is permanently valuable but the grave.
business media two
There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe... the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press down here.
success people secret
The secret to success: find out where people are going and get there first
time june bird
It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.