Quotes by Twain, Mark

No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies. >>

Where a blood relation sobs, an intimate friend should choke up, a dis >>

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight >>

Quotations about Language

Methinks the human method of expression by sound of tongue is very ele >>

As advertising blather becomes the nation's normal idiom, language bec >>

The living language is like a cowpath: it is the creation of the cows >>

There is no such thing as the Queen's English. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares!

Twain, Mark