Samuel Langhorne Clemens

United States
30 Nov 1835 // 21 Apr 1910
Writer / Author

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What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce
We are all alike, on the inside
Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so
To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy
The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession
The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all
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