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 are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy
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Man - a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
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Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat.
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Never put off till to-morrow what you can do day after to-morrow just as well.
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...It is hard to overestimate how far a man can go in America if he looks good on a horse.
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The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
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Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
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Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
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It's good sportsmanship not to pick up lost balls while they are still rolling
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I shall not often meddle with politics, because we have a political Editor who is already excellent and only needs to serve a term or two in the penitentiary to be perfect
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I am different from Washington. I have a higher, grander standard of principle. Washington could not lie. I can lie, but I won't.