Mark Twain
American · 1835–1910
American writer and humorist called "the father of American literature," whose wit cut through hypocrisy with folksy precision.
Wikipedia ↗“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”
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“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”
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“The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
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“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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