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Mark Twain: Man was made...

Mark Twain: Man was made...

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

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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: Most writers regard...

Mark Twain: Most writers regard...

Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its...

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Mark Twain: Monarchies, aristocracies, and...

Mark Twain: Monarchies, aristocracies, and...

Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race -- the individual's...

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Mark Twain: Nothing that grieves...

Mark Twain: Nothing that grieves...

Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's...

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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: Modesty antedates clothes...

Mark Twain: Modesty antedates clothes...

Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty...

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Mark Twain: One of the...

Mark Twain: One of the...

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine...

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Mark Twain: Never let formal...

Mark Twain: Never let formal...

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Mark Twain: October. This...

Mark Twain: October. This...

October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January,...

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Mark Twain: Out of the...

Mark Twain: Out of the...

Out of the unconscious lips of babes and sucklings are we satirized.

Source: Which...

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Mark Twain: Reader, suppose you...

Mark Twain: Reader, suppose you...

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat...

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Mark Twain: Switzerland is simply...

Mark Twain: Switzerland is simply...

Switzerland is simply a large, lumpy, solid rock with a thin skin of grass stretched over...

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Mark Twain: The convention missionaries...

Mark Twain: The convention missionaries...

The convention missionaries call modesty has no standard, and cannot have one, because it is opposed to nature and...

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Mark Twain: The report of...

Mark Twain: The report of...

The report of my death is exaggerated.

Source: Cable from London to the Associated...

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Mark Twain: There are people...

Mark Twain: There are people...

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happinesses to the...

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Mark Twain: The way it...

Mark Twain: The way it...

The way it is now, the asylums can hold the sane people, but if we tried to shut up the insane we should run out of...

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Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Pearl Buck: Praise out of...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

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Jerome K Jerome: It is impossible...

Jerome K Jerome: It is impossible...

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

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Honore de Balzac: Solitude is fine,...

Honore de Balzac: Solitude is fine,...

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

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