Samuel Langhorne Clemens
United States
30 Nov 1835 // 21 Apr 1910
Writer / Author
30 Nov 1835 // 21 Apr 1910
Writer / Author
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives
The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter
Prosperity is the best protector of principle
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits
Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance with the Friend
No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays