All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain
called "Huckleberry Finn."

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain
called "Huckleberry Finn."

He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

There is no human reason why a child should not admire and emulate his teacher's ability to do sums, rather read more

There is no human reason why a child should not admire and emulate his teacher's ability to do sums, rather than the village bum's ability to whittle sticks and smoke cigarettes. The reason why the child does not is plain enough -- the bum has put himself on an equality with him and the teacher has not.

Five miles meandering with mazy motion, Through dale the sacred
river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, read more

Five miles meandering with mazy motion, Through dale the sacred
river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank
the tumult to a lifeless ocean: And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard
from far Ancestral voices prophesying war!

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

The palest ink is better than the best memory.

The palest ink is better than the best memory.

Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most
beautiful prizes slip through it.

Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most
beautiful prizes slip through it.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever,

Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever,