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
heart men color
One of my theories is that the hearts of men are about alike, no matter what their skin color.
pain giving conscience
Our consciences take no notice of pain inflicted on others until it reaches a point where it gives pain to us.
land people challenges
Ours is the "land of the free"-nobody denies that-nobody challenges it. (Maybe it is because we won't let other people testify.)
doubt reputation silver
Reputation is a hall-mark: it can remove doubt from pure silver, and it can also make the plated article pass for pure.
sick firsts so-sick
Seasickness: at first you are so sick you are afraid you will die, and then you are so sick you are afraid you won't die.
country real care
The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing, it is the thing to watch over and care for and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous. . . .
heaven
There is no humor in heaven.
sex good-sex female
There is only one good sex. The female one.
born ifs
There isn't anything you can't stand if you are only born and bred to it.
looks enough theory
There's always a hole in theories somewhere if you look close enough.
way beggar
We are all beggars, each in his own way.
native-american son men
When it comes down to pure ornamental cursing, the native American is gifted above the sons of men.
light may subjects
You may have noticed that the less I know about a subject the more confidence I have, and the more new light I throw on it.
streets constantinople ought
A street in Constantinople is a picture which one ought to see once-not oftener.