NOVELISTS > novelist, journalist, river pilot > Mark Twain

Mark Twain: As a thinker...

Vendor: NOVELISTS

As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man . . .

Source: Old Man, in What Is Man? sct. 6, 1906; repr. in Complete Essays, ed. by Charles Neider, 1963.
-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30 1835-1910), US novelist, journalist, river pilot; The Great American humorist was also known as The People's Author and creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.


(C)2024 Quotable Success - All Rights Reserved.

Quotable Success
Harrisonburg, VA