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
memories giving tongue
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
practice giving opinion
It's my opinion that every one I know has morals, though I wouldn't like to ask. I know I have. But I'd rather teach them than practice them any day. "Give them to others"-that's my motto.
sleep men giving
Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.
giving talent advantage
Unused talents gives you no advantage over someone who has no talent at all.
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.
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.
two giving design
If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare.
eye giving sticks
Dates are hard to remember because they consist of figures; figures are monotonously unstriking in appearance, and they don't take hold, they form no pictures, and so they give the eye no chance to help. Pictures are the thing. Pictures can make dates stick.
german-language giving awful
Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German.
ideas glasses giving
There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.
giving diplomats principles
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten
hunting names giving
when we badly want a thing, we go to hunting for good and righteous reasons for it; we give it that fine name to comfort our consciences, whereas we privately know we are only hunting for plausible ones.
beautiful giving beautiful-day
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.