Mark Twain Quotes


Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.


Citations

Twain, Mark. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson. American Publishing Company, 1894.

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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".