Flash cards Mark Twain

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."

Everything that bothers us about other people can give us an understanding of who we are as a person

How did he meet Olivia?

Her brother showed him a picture of her on a cruise

Why did he leave school?

His father died

What were some of his pen names?

Mark Twain, Josh, and Joan of Arc

What was Mark Twains real name?

Samuel Clemens

"The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up."

The best way to make yourself feel better is to make someone else feel better and to help them

"There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded."

The first group is people who do things right and accomplish things and the second group is people who do it the wrong way and accomplish some things but the wrong way, the sad part is that the first group is small compared to the second

"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right."

The trouble isn't that there are many fools but that the spotlight is focused on the bad not the good that deserve to be in the spotlight and give a better example

What did Mark and Olivia do on their first date?

They went to a reading by Charles Dickens

"A sin takes on a new and real terror when there seems a chance that it is going to be found out"

We don't really care about what we did wrong until there is a slight chance someone might find out

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

When we get old we won't think of the things we did but we will regret the things we didn't do or say so instead of keeping yourself kept inside go out and experience and explore life

How old was Celemens when he died?

75

At what age did he leave school?

12

When was Clemens born?

1835

How many kids did him and Olivia have?

3

"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them."

It is better to deserve the honors and graces and to not get them than to get them by lying when you don't deserve them

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

It is better to keep quiet and leave people the doubt your stupid than to open it and then they know your stupid instead of doubting

"There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting."

It is worse to be interrupting while two people are talking than to interrupt when two people are talking

I"it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog"

It isn't about your abilities it is about the effort you put into the situation

Where was Mark Twain born?

Missouri