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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It's good sportsmanship not to pick up lost balls while they are still rolling
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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 our selves, and how little we think of the other person
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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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It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
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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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God has put somrthing noble and good into every heart His hand created.
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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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Rail-splitting produced an unparalleled president in Lincoln. But gold hasn't produced even a good A-1 congressman.
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It's a good idea to obey all the rules when you're young just so you'll have the strength to break them when you're old
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New Year's Day - Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.
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Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.