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
inspirational horse prayer
Suddenly the nickel-clad horse takes the bit in its mouth and goes slanting for the curbstone defying all prayers and all your powers to change its mind - your heart stands still, your breath hangs fire, your legs forget to work.
inspirational ordinary ordinary-life
There is no such thing as an ordinary life.
inspirational death dying
All say, ‘how hard it is that we have to die’ -- a strange complaint to come from the mouths of those who have had to live.
inspirational life motivational
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
inspirational humility humble
Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.
inspirational motivational hero
If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.
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Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest.
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One thing at a time, is my motto - and just play that thing for all it is worth, even if it's only tto pair and a jack.
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What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.
education inspirational-life fighting
Man can seldom - very, very, seldom - fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.
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He had an uncommon fondness for cats. As an old man summering in New Hampshire, Twain even rented kittens from a nearby farm to keep him company until he returned home. "If man could be crossed with the cat," said Twain, "it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." There's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends.
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When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. When I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. See what happens when you "know it all", at any stage of life? Farther down the track you may see clearly how certain personal opinions, held onto too tightly, could be fogging up the view, and providing incorrect insight. Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
inspirational-life worry needs
I have spent most of my time worrying about things that have never happened. Worrying is not an action! In fact, it is action that alleviates concern and dissipates worries. Take more actions when you feel that worry is creeping in to steal your time. It need not be a huge action, any action in the direction you want to go will do.
running inspirational-life book
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. It is said that leaders are readers. However if they read trashy magazines for the majority of their time and they never run with the information that they glean from resourceful books, then they may as well have not taken any time to read at all. It is easier to stay out than get out.