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
waiting good-things dies
All good things arrive unto them that wait - and don't die in the meantime.
school knowledge college
All schools, all colleges have two great functions: to confer, and to conceal valuable knowledge.
heart wish riches
I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.
spiritual greed want
There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.
giving diplomats principles
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten
food eggs fabulous
Nothing helps scenery like bacon and eggs.
education food inspiration
Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
inspirational motivational-sports lying
There are lies, damned lies and statistics.
motivational truth lying
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.
inspirational motivational positive
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
steps window habit
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.
teacher teaching mean
When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name, it means trouble.
cat men introduction
When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.
food people gone
There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.