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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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
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My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.
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Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.
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If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.
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A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.
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You are a coward when you even seem to have backed down from a thing you openly set out to do
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The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
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And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.
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Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
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When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.
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In God We Trust. I don't believe it would sound any better if it were true.
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The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.