Mark Twain
American · 1835–1910
American writer and humorist called "the father of American literature," whose wit cut through hypocrisy with folksy precision.
Wikipedia ↗“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
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The Innocents Abroad ↗ (1869)
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
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Notebook, 1894 ↗ (1894)
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”
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Pudd'nhead Wilson ↗ (1894)
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Notebook, 1904 ↗ (1904)
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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