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
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It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others - and less trouble
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It is nobler to be good, and it is nobler to teach others to be good -- and less trouble!
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Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages.
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I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolish
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The pause-that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence, which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, howsoever felicitous, could accomplish it
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The Pause; that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, however so felicitous, could accomplish it.
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The past may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme
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If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
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Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy.
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It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
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It's better to stay silent and look a fool, rather than speak and remove all doubt.
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It's better to keep quiet and have people think you stupid, than to talk and confirm it.
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Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.