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Honore de Balzac: Equality may perhaps...

Honore de Balzac: Equality may perhaps...

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.

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Jerome K Jerome: Time is but...

Jerome K Jerome: Time is but...

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

Source: In The...

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Honore de Balzac: The glory of...

Honore de Balzac: The glory of...

The glory of surgeons is like that of actors, who exist only in their lifetime and whose talent is no longer...

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Aesop: Don't count your...

Aesop: Don't count your...

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Source: Fables, 'The Milkmaid...

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Mark Twain: An experienced, industrious,...

Mark Twain: An experienced, industrious,...

An experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite picturesque liar.

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Mark Twain: Denial ain't just...

Mark Twain: Denial ain't just...

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Mark Twain: Barring that natural...

Mark Twain: Barring that natural...

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest...

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Mark Twain: I do not...

Mark Twain: I do not...

I do not like work even when someone else does it.

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-- Mark Twain, (Nov...

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Mark Twain: I can live...

Mark Twain: I can live...

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

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-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30...

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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 like criticism,...

Mark Twain: I like criticism,...

I like criticism, but it must be my way.

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-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30...

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Mark Twain: It isn't safe...

Mark Twain: It isn't safe...

It isn't safe to sit in judgment upon another person's illusion when you are not on the inside. While you are thinking...

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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: 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: Man is the...

Mark Twain: Man is the...

Man is the only creature who has a nasty mind.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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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: Nothing was made...

Mark Twain: Nothing was made...

Nothing was made in vain, but the fly came near it.

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-- Mark Twain, (Nov...

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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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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 is no...

Mark Twain: There is no...

There is no use in walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near...

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