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 is no end to the laws, and no beginning to the execution of them
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The people stared at us everywhere, and we stared at them. We bore down on them with America's greatness until we crushed them.
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When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved
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But when the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface
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I have studied it often, but I never could discover the plot
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I have a higher and greater standard of principle. Washington could not lie. I can lie but I won't.
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I have been an author for 22 years and an ass for 55
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If they had not landed there would be some reason for celebrating the fact.
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I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them
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I do not want Michaelangelo for breakfast - but for luncheon - for dinner - for tea - for supper - for between meals.
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What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.
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God puts something good and something lovable in every man His hands create.
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Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
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Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of our selves, and how little we think of the other person