Mark Twain — American Author born on November 30, 1835, died on April 21, 1910

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"... (wikipedia)

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.