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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It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.
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Wit, by itself, is of little account. It becomes a moment only when grounded on wisdom.
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We recognize that there are no trivial occurences in life
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A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be led by the nose
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A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be lead by the nose.
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The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all.
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If true, rarely beautiful. If beautiful, rarely true.
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Every man is a moon; he has a side no one sees.
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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
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We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there.
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Distance lends enchantment to the view.
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It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
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When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
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It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.