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
century ghosts great half
Boy, can't you feel the ghosts of a century and a half of great thinkers, especially Twain?
boys children half nine
We have nine children now half boys and half girls.
halfway lie putting shoes travel truth
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes
chance half hell
He would go to Halifax for half a chance to show off and he would go to hell for a whole one
worry half trouble
I've seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true.
inspirational half morality
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
inspirational tragedy half
There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.
lying half world
A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots.
lying half truth-is
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
men half patriot
The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which.
thinking physicians half
A half-educated physician is not valuable. He thinks he can cure everything.
determination half succeed
Begin with the determination to succeed and the work is half done already.
brooklyn half praise
Brooklyn praise is half slander.
other-half phantoms wells
We chase phantoms half the days of our lives. It is well if we learn wisdom even then, and save the other half.