About Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, essayist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His...
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
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When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.
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A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.
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An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.