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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Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.
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Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.
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You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.
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It's easy to make friends, but hard to get rid of them.
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What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?
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When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama
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The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive, but in spite of their religion, not because of it
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