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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There's some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it.
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A proud man is one who waits for a vacancy in the Trinity.
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Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
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It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races
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There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as ''American.''
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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It is easy to find fault, if one has that disposition. There was once a man who, not being able to find any other fault with his coal, complained that there were too many prehistoric toads in it.
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The educated Southerner has no use for an 'r', except at the beginning of a word.
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There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
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We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.
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Cooper's art has some defects. In one place in 'Deerslayer,' and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offences against literary art out of a possible 115. It breaks the record.
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There's nobody for me to attack in this matter even with soft and gentle ridicule-and I shouldn't ever think of using a grown up weapon in this kind of a nursery. Above all, I couldn't venture to attack the clergymen whom you mention, for I have their habits and live in the same glass house which they are occupying. I am always reading immoral books on the sly, and then selfishly trying to prevent other people from having the same wicked good time.
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The equator was wisely put where it is, because if it had been run through Europe all the kings would have tried to grab it.
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