Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyerand its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1835
CountryUnited States of America
christian brother prayer
But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our one fellow and brother who most needed a friend yet had not a single one, the one sinner among us all who had the highest and clearest right to every Christian's daily and nightly prayers, for the plain and unassailable reason that his was the first and greatest need, he being among sinners the supremest?
communication resolution communication-skills
If you have nothing to say, say nothing.
coffee wine giving
Nothing agrees with me. If I drink coffee, it gives me dyspepsia; if I drink wine, it gives me the gout; if I go to church, it gives me dysentery.
heaven smoking cigar
If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I shall not go.
conviction over-confidence whatever-you-say
Whatever you say, say it with conviction
lying men thinking
It is often the case that a man who can't tell a lie thinks he is the best judge of one.
humanity divine humans
To eat is human, to digest, divine
death exaggeration-is exaggerated
The report of my death was an exaggeration.
honesty thinking people
There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.
joy
Let your joy be unconfined!
giving advice
It is better to give than receive- especially advice.
abundance-of-love giving want
If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.
vanity grades ability
There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
religious believe passion
Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks he listens. Isn't it a quaint idea.