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Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a renowned American author and humorist in the 19th century. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and profound social insight, with notable novels such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.

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“Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.”

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“If you send a damned fool to St. Louis, and you don't tell them he's a damned fool, they'll never find out.”

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Book:Mark Twain: Selected Writings of an American Skeptic

Source: Mark Twain: Selected Writings of an American Skeptic

“If all the fools in this world should die, lordly God how lonely I should be.”

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“The humorist who invented trial by jury played a colossal practical joke upon the world, but since we have the system we ought to try and respect it. A thing which is not thoroughly easy to do, when we reflect that by command of the law a criminal juror must be an intellectual vacuum, attached to a melting heart and perfectly macaronian bowels of compassion.”

Source: Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays, Volume 1: 1852-1890

About the Author

Born: November 30, 1835
Died: April 21, 1910
Known for: Author
Quotes: 2627

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Books & Sources

Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of QuotationsRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)Related source material

Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered HumoristRelated source material

The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and EssaysRelated source material

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtRelated source material

The Wit and Wisdom of Mark TwainRelated source material

Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary LegendRelated source material

The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnRelated source material

The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of QuotationsRelated source material

Mark Twain’s Letters & Speeches (Annotated Edition)Related source material

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