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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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George Eliot: There is nothing...

George Eliot: There is nothing...

There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but...

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George Eliot: To manage men,...

George Eliot: To manage men,...

To manage men, one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.

Source: In...

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Charles Dickens: It's always best...

Charles Dickens: It's always best...

It's always best on these occasions to do what the mob do.' 'But suppose there are two mobs?' suggested Mr. Snodgrass....

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Mark Twain: The art of...

Mark Twain: The art of...

The art of prophecy is very difficult, especially with respect to the future.

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Mark Twain: To be good...

Mark Twain: To be good...

To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler -- and no trouble.

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Mark Twain: True irreverence is...

Mark Twain: True irreverence is...

True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god.

Source: Following the...

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Mark Twain: We ought never...

Mark Twain: We ought never...

We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.

Source:
-- Mark Twain, (Nov...

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Mark Twain: Whem I'm playful...

Mark Twain: Whem I'm playful...

Whem I'm playful I use the meridians and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales! I...

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Mark Twain: When in doubt,...

Mark Twain: When in doubt,...

When in doubt, tell the truth.

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-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30 1835-1910), US...

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Mark Twain: Wrinkles should merely...

Mark Twain: Wrinkles should merely...

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

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-- Mark Twain,...

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Winston Churchill: Baldwin thought Europe...

Winston Churchill: Baldwin thought Europe...

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater...

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Winston Churchill: If we open...

Winston Churchill: If we open...

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the...

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Winston Churchill: It is hard,...

Winston Churchill: It is hard,...

It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman -- they remain beautiful and the snub...

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Winston Churchill: I have been...

Winston Churchill: I have been...

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.

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Winston Churchill: It is a...

Winston Churchill: It is a...

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Source:...

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G K Chesterton: A man does...

G K Chesterton: A man does...

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

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Winston Churchill: In war, you...

Winston Churchill: In war, you...

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

Source: Recalled...

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Winston Churchill: This is not...

Winston Churchill: This is not...

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the...

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Oscar Wilde: None of us...

Oscar Wilde: None of us...

None of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.

Source: Lord...

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