About Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".
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By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
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It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
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A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.
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While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.