Quotes from Mark Twain

Mark Twain, real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".

Born 11/30/1835

Place of Birth Florida

Died 04/21/1910

Place of Death Redding

Cause of Death myocardial infarction

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Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

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Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

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Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.

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Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

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What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.

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The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.

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I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

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Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

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Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

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