Mark Twain Quotes


Human beings feel dishonor the most, sometimes, when they most deserve it.


Context

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910


Citations

Mark Twain, Writer, Founder, Anti-Imperialist League, Mark Twain in Eruption

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Mark Twain
Mark Twain
  • Born: November 30, 1835
  • Died: April 21, 1910
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter often called "The Great American Novel".