Remarkable mind
Mark Twain
American writer, humorist and lecturer · 1835–1910
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, used humor, vernacular speech and social observation to examine American life. His fiction and travel writing range from comic performance to sharp criticism of hypocrisy, imperialism and racial injustice.
Selected works and contributions
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Life on the Mississippi
Ideas to explore
- Humor
- Freedom
- Society
- Truth
Mark Twain quotes in the generator
“When in doubt, tell the truth.”
— Mark Twain
“Whoever is happy will make others happy, too.”
— Mark Twain
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
— Mark Twain
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.”
— Mark Twain
“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”
— Mark Twain
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
— Mark Twain
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