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
law honor authority
Honor is a harder master than the law.
violence doe complaining
When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when it does, it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence.
two planets unknown-person
The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities! They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn breath upon the planet.
dream knights shadow
And so I am become a knight of the Kingdom of Dreams and Shadows
white rumor demise
the rumors of the White Sox demise are greatly exaggerated.
hands comforting trying
Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on your hands.
prayer taken dust
In prayer we call ourselves 'worms of the dust', but it is only on a sort of tacit understanding that the remark shall not be taken at par.
perception republican mass
No one has ever seen a Republican mass meeting that was devoid of the perception of the ludicrous.
brother blue eight
Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare. A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare, A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare! Punch, brothers! punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjare!
facts emotion seven
It is easier to manufacture seven facts out of whole cloth than one emotion.
ignorance self perception
Ignorance, intolerance, egotism, self-assertion, opaque perception, dense and pitiful chuckle headedness - and an almost pathetic unconsciousness of it all, that is what I was at nineteen and twenty.
four deeds twenties
I never did a thing in all my life, virtuous or otherwise that I didn't repent of within twenty-four hours.
men republic life-is
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.
talking cows audience
It is my custom to keep on talking until I get the audience cowed.