The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

Born in Missouri under the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, his penname, Mark Twain, was river-boat slang for 12 feet of water. Clemens adopted the name Mark Twain after he established his voice as a journalist. Under Mark Twain he wrote classic fiction satire titles The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on the nature of slavery and racism at the time. Mark Twain's style of writing was friendly and funny, deflating egos and lifting spirits of those around him. Here are some of his kindest quotes and quips of wisdom.

• The Quotable Mark Twain: His Essential Aphorisms, Witticisms & Concise Opinions
• The Bible According to Mark Twain: Irreverent Writings on Eden, Heaven, and the Flood by America's Master Satirist
• Mark Twain: Wit and Wisecracks (Americana Pocket Gift Editions)
• Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
• Mark Twain: Five Novels (Leather-bound Classics)
• The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
• The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill (The Wicked Wit of series)
• The Complete Short Stories (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
• Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Mark Twain Papers)
• Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition (Volume 11) (Mark Twain Papers)