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
honesty six sometimes
Honesty is often the best policy, but sometimes the appearance of it is worth six of it.
girl book hero
Heroine: Girl in a book who is saved from drowning by a hero and marries him next week, but if it was to be over again ten years later it is likely she would rather have a life-belt and he would rather have her have it. Hero: Person in a book who does things which he can't and girl marries him for it.
gratitude two band
Gratitude and treachery are merely the two extremities of the same procession. You have seen all of it that is worth staying for when the band and the gaudy officials have gone by.
wine jugs needs
Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.
answers golden made
Golden rule: Made of hard metal so it could stand severe wear, it not being known at that time that butter would answer.
firsts boers kicks
First catch your Boer, then kick him.
regret rome firsts
Even popularity can be overdone. In Rome, along at first, you are full of regrets that Michelangelo died; but by and by, you only regret that you didn't see him do it.
railroads benefits half
Benefit of clergy: Half-rate on the railroad.
suicide balloons observation
Balloon: Thing to take meteroric observations and commit suicide with.
differences focus genius
It is impossible that a genius - at least a literary genius - can ever be discovered by his intimates; they are so close to him that he is out of focus to them and they can't get at his proportions; they can't perceive that there is any considerable difference between his bulk and their own.
writing play cards
If I'd seen a playwright ever write an' play at the same time, I'd have given 'em more of a chance at cards. Can I get an 'amen?'
running men approval
Life ain't about how fast you run or how high you climb, It's all about how good you bounce. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
law lawyer protect
The law is a system that protects everybody who can afford to hire a good lawyer.
regret
We regret the things we don't do more than the things we do.