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Mark Twain
November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910
Nationality: American
Category: Author
Subcategory: American Author

Man - a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

   

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

   

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

   

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

   

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

   

We are all alike, on the inside.

   

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.

   

All right, then, I'll go to hell.

   

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

   

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.

   

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

   

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

   

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

   

Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

   

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

   

Prosperity is the best protector of principle.

   

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

   

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

   

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.

   

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

   

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