Mark Twain Quotes
Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
Twain, Mark. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson. American Publishing Company, 1894.
In 1864 Mariani combined Bordeaux wine with cocaine and sold the mixture throughout the world. For over 50 years it was a leading consumer product in Europe and the United States. President William McKinley was a user and praised the product. Two popes conferred the title of "Benefactor of Humanity" upon Mariani for his invention.
The trial convicted a teacher, Scopes, of the “crime” of teaching the theory of evolution in a school.
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".