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SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS 1835 - 1910 Born near Hannibal, Missouri American humorist, writer, and lecturer who became famous worldwide with his novels, THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (1876) and THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1884). |
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"Substitute 'damn' every time your're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?" THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN And if you want more cynicism, read: "LETTERS FROM THE EARTH" |
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"Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed." | ![]() |
"The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." | ![]() |
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"The past does repeat itself, but it rhymes." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"[The Bible] is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies." LETTERS FROM THE EARTH |
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"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"I have never taken exercise except sleeping and resting." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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POSTSCRIPT "I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults of the first." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN |
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