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Mark Twain: It is by...

Mark Twain: It is by...

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech,...

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Mark Twain: Pity is for...

Mark Twain: Pity is for...

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.

Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar,...

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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: Nations do not...

Mark Twain: Nations do not...

Nations do not think, they only feel. They get their feelings at second hand through their temperaments, not their...

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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 .

Source:...

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Mark Twain: The miracle, or...

Mark Twain: The miracle, or...

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under...

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Mark Twain: The banging and...

Mark Twain: The banging and...

The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief.

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Mark Twain: There are several...

Mark Twain: There are several...

There are several good protections against temptations but the surest is cowardice.

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Arthur Conan Doyle: Mediocrity knows nothing...

Arthur Conan Doyle: Mediocrity knows nothing...

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

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Arthur Conan Doyle: It is of...

Arthur Conan Doyle: It is of...

It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognise out of a number of facts which are...

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Arthur Conan Doyle: I never guess....

Arthur Conan Doyle: I never guess....

I never guess. It is a shocking habit -- destructive to the logical faculty.

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Arthur Conan Doyle: When a doctor...

Arthur Conan Doyle: When a doctor...

When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has...

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Edgar Watson Howe: Families with babies...

Edgar Watson Howe: Families with babies...

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

Source:...

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G K Chesterton: One sees great...

G K Chesterton: One sees great...

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Source: The...

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G K Chesterton: Without education, we...

G K Chesterton: Without education, we...

Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people...

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G K Chesterton: The true object...

G K Chesterton: The true object...

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

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G K Chesterton: And they that...

G K Chesterton: And they that...

And they that rule in England,
In stately conclave met,
Alas, alas for England
They have no graves as...

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Mark Twain: When one has...

Mark Twain: When one has...

When one has tasted it he knows what the angels eat.

Source: On watermelons; In The...

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Elias Canetti: Someone who always...

Elias Canetti: Someone who always...

Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true.

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Aesop: Be content with...

Aesop: Be content with...

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Source: From Ashleys...

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