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
life trust freedom
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
inspiration ignorance cocky
Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
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Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
country patriotic men
Man is the only Patriot. He sets himself apart in his own country, under his own flag, and sneers at the other nations, and keeps multitudinous uniformed assassins on hand at heavy expense to grab slices of other people's countries, and keep them from grabbing slices of his. And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for the universal brotherhood of man - with his mouth.
inspirational funny happiness
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
money rich foolish
The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are.
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There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press
inspirational life motivational
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.
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Vote: The only commodity that is peddleable without a license.
pessimist optimist wells
A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.
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Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
war eagles land
I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.
men half patriot
The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which.
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.