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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But when the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface
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If they had not landed there would be some reason for celebrating the fact.
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I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them
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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.
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Obscurity and competence - that is the life that is best worth living
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Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it
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On Hawaii: The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean
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New Year's Day - Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said, "I don't know.
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said that I didn't know.
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I was sorry to have my name mentioned among the great authors because they have a sad habit of dying off
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Loyalty to petrified opinion never broke a chain or freed a human soul.