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
morning communication apology
This morning arrives a letter from my ancient silver-mining comrade, Calvin H. Higbie, a man whom I have not seen nor had communication with for forty-four years. . . . [Footnote: Roughing It is dedicated to Higbie.] . . . I shall allow myself the privilege of copying his punctuation and his spelling, for to me they are a part of the man. He is as honest as the day is long. He is utterly simple-minded and straightforward, and his spelling and his punctuation are as simple and honest as he is himself. He makes no apology for them, and no apology is needed.
education school greatness
Out of the public schools comes the greatness of the nation.
life uplifting book
Suppose . . . burglars had made entry into this . . . [library]. Picture them seated here on this floor, pouring the light of their dark-lanterns over some books they found, and thus absorbing moral truths and getting moral uplift. The whole course of their lives would have been changed. As it was, they kept straight on in their immoral way and were sent to jail. For all I know, they may next be sent to Congress.
life ifs
You can't make a life over. Society wouldn't let you if you would.
death running men
Each man is afraid of his neighbor's disapproval - a thing which, to the general run of the human race, is more dreaded than wolves and death.
friends community opinion
Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.
children men born
If men bore children, there would only be one born in each family.
running college long
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
inspirational planning surprise
Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest.
men twins modesty
The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.
loyalty business-success matter
The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That's all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself?
men circumstances determinism
Circumstances make man, not man circumstances.
two bird firsts
If there was two birds sitting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.
truth alive truth-is
Truth is neither alive nor dead; it just aggravates itself all the time....