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Mark Twain: A banker is...

Mark Twain: A banker is...

A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to...

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Mark Twain: A good memory...

Mark Twain: A good memory...

A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to...

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Mark Twain: A thoroughly beautiful...

Mark Twain: A thoroughly beautiful...

A thoroughly beautiful woman and a thoroughy homely woman are creations which I love to gaze upon, and which I cannot...

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Mark Twain: All say, `How...

Mark Twain: All say, `How...

All say, `How hard it is to die' - a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to...

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Mark Twain: After a few...

Mark Twain: After a few...

After a few months' acquaintance with European coffee, one's mind weakens, and his faith with it, and he begins to...

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Mark Twain: At bottom he...

Mark Twain: At bottom he...

At bottom he [Carlyle] was probably fond of them [the Americans], but he was always able to conceal...

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Mark Twain: Eternal rest sounds...

Mark Twain: Eternal rest sounds...

Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on your...

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Mark Twain: Few sinners have...

Mark Twain: Few sinners have...

Few sinners have been saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.

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Mark Twain: Forgiveness is the...

Mark Twain: Forgiveness is the...

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

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Mark Twain: Forget and forgive....

Mark Twain: Forget and forgive....

Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive...

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Mark Twain: I believe I...

Mark Twain: I believe I...

I believe I have no prejudices whatsoever. All I need to know is that a man is a member of the human race. That's...

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Mark Twain: I can teach...

Mark Twain: I can teach...

I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me...

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Mark Twain: I could never...

Mark Twain: I could never...

I could never learn to like her, except on a raft at sea with no other provisions in...

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Mark Twain: If you have...

Mark Twain: If you have...

If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Mark Twain: It is a...

Mark Twain: It is a...

It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; when the past seems a storm-swept desolation,...

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Mark Twain: Obscurity and a...

Mark Twain: Obscurity and a...

Obscurity and a competence -- that is a life that is best worth living.

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Mark Twain: No real gentleman...

Mark Twain: No real gentleman...

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

Source: In...

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Mark Twain: The human race...

Mark Twain: The human race...

The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter .

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Madeleine L'Engle: It's a good...

Madeleine L'Engle: It's a good...

It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock...

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Louisa May Alcott: It takes very...

Louisa May Alcott: It takes very...

It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real...

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