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 many humorous things in the world, among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages
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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
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There are no mistakes in life, there are only lessons to be learned: Adivce to the Youth.
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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.
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The most permanent lessons in morals are those which come, not of book teaching, but of experience.
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When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.
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You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that the less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.
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It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others - and less trouble
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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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I think a compliment ought to always precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception.
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It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake
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It isn't so astonishing the number of things that I can remember, as the number of things that I can remember that aren't so.
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It is not likely that any complete life has ever been lived which was not a failure in the secret judgment of the person that lived it
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Last week I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement.