1219 ordspråk av Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Mark Twain föddes den November 30th 1835 och dog den 21 April 1910 - US Writer
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 A coin, sleeve button, or a collar button dropped in a bedroom will hide itself and be hard to find. A handkerchief in bed 'can't' be found. |
| A conspiracy is nothing but a secret agreement of a number of men for the pursuance of policies which they dare not admit in public |
| A crank is someone with a new idea -- until it catches on. |
| A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and becomes a virtue. This is the law of custom, and custom supersedes all other forms of law. |
| A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty |
| A dozen direct censures are easier to bear than one morganatic compliment |
| A genuine expert can always foretell a thing that is 500 years away easier than he can a thing that's only 500 seconds off |
| A good and wholesome thing is a little harmless fun in this world; it tones a body up and keeps him human and prevents him from souring. |
| A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation |
| A great soul, with a great purpose, can make a weak body strong and keep it so |
| A group of men in evening clothes looks like a flock of crows, and is just about as inspiring. |
| A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. |
| A healthy and wholesome cheerfulness is not necessarily impossible to any occupation |
| A historian who would convey the truth has got to lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters, otherwise his reader would not be able to see it. |
| A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. |
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Proverb (1469535 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Det är julafton om 48 dagar!
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Det är julafton om 48 dagar!
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