Mark Twain Quotes

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

The only thing you have to know are your words.

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.

One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

The rhetoric is the key to the character. It's the verbal music of the piece.

You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

There are games where I go a whole game without saying a word. There are games where I'm talking the whole game. It really depends on the mood and vibe that I'm in that day.

A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles, for then he is off his guard.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.

A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits.

My mother was a listener. I'm a talker. I'm very comfortable talking.

I suppose you inevitably fall into habits of expression.

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.

Talking is always positive. That's why I talk too much.

Everyone has attitude, and I think everyone should have attitude. But I know I have attitude, but that's just, I think if you don't have attitude, it comes only with self confidence. So if you don't have self confidence, you won't have attitude, and I think there's a difference when you have attitude and when you have arrogance.

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.