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Biography : Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.
Born: 1835 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United States

Mark Twain - Quotes

All generalizations are false, including this one.
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A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.
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It is not best that we should all think alike it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
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My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.
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Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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health

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
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I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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education

I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time.
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Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
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life

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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time

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself.
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Mark Twain - Quotes

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