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
dog cat animal
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
men animal doe
Man is the only slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another. In our day, he is always some man's slave for wages, and does that man's work; and this slave has other slaves under him for minor wages, and they do his work. The higher animals are the only ones who exclusively do their own work and provide their own living.
real intelligent others-opinions
Sane and intelligent human beings are like all other human beings, and carefully and cautiously and diligently conceal their private real opinions from the world and give out fictitious ones in their stead for general consumption.
thank-you memorial-day courage
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
religion atheism impossible
Stripping away the irrational, the illogical, and the impossible, I am left with atheism. I can live with that.
laughter laughing weapons
Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.
book reading two
One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.
tools looks nails
If your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.
example annoying good-examples
There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!
inspirational success education
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
god character catholic
What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.
inspirational life positive
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
men practice strange
Strange is the man who practices his religion.
supposing-that experience findings
Supposing is good, but finding out is better.