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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One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect.
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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
society skins demand
The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
worst happened worst-things
Some of the worst things in my life never even happened.
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When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Kentucky, because everything there happens 20 years after it happens anywhere else.
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When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.
men noise salary
The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.
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The more I know people, the more I love my dog.
law persons senators
Senator: Person who makes laws in Washington when not doing time.
book men spirit
Books are the liberated spirits of men.
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The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.
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We have the best government that money can buy.