Mark Twain

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on Nov.30,1835the sixth child of john and Jane Clemens .Several years later, in 1839, the family moved to nearby Hannibal, where Clemens spent his boyhood years .During his youth, Clemens had a strong tie to the Mississippi River, along which his town was locate. Steamboats landed at the Prosperous town three times a day, and Clemens' boyhood.
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