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“I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two million dollars.”

Quote by Mark Twain

Book:The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day

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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day

This novel offers a critical look at the social and economic conditions of the United States during the late 19th century, exploring themes of wealth disparity and political corruption amidst a backdrop of industrialization and urbanization. more

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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'. more

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Author:Mark Twain

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“It is poison - rank poison - to knuckle down to care and hardships. They must come to us all, albeit in different shapes, and we may not escape them. It is not possible. But we may swindle them out of half of their puissance with a stiff upper lip.”

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Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“Self-approval is acquired mainly from the approval of other people.”

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Source: The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories

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Book:What Is Man? And Other Essays

Source: What Is Man? And Other Essays

“There is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.”

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Book:A Tramp Abroad: Mark Twain's Collections

Source: A Tramp Abroad: Mark Twain's Collections

“What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental, or physical structure can stand still a year. It grows--it must grow smaller or larger, better or worse--it cannot stand still. In other words, we change--and must change, constantly, and keep on changing as long as we live. What, then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes. Since change is the law of his being, he cannot be consistent if he's stuck in a rut.”

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Author:Mark Twain

“There are those who imagine that the unlucky accidents of lifelife's "experiences"are in some way useful to us. I wish I could find out how. I never know one of them to happen twice. They always change off and swap around and catch you on your inexperienced side.”

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Book:Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

“God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention.”

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Book:The Letters of Mark Twain

Source: The Letters of Mark Twain

“Is not this insanity plea becoming rather common? Is it not so common that the reader confidently expects to see it offered in every criminal case that comes before the courts?... Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays

Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays