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About Samuel L. Clemens

Samuel L. Clemens was a 19th-century American author and humorist. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature". Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity

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“When angry count four when very angry swear.”
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“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.”
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“When angry count four when very angry swear.”
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“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.”
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