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 praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels...
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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
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The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.