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G K Chesterton: I rose politely...

G K Chesterton: I rose politely...

I rose politely in the club
And said, `I feel a little bored;
Will someone take me to a...

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G K Chesterton: A turkey is...

G K Chesterton: A turkey is...

A turkey is more occult and awful than all the angels and archangels. In so far as God has partly revealed to us an...

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E B White: Genius is more...

E B White: Genius is more...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Source: Lime,...

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Frederick Douglass: Man's greatness consists...

Frederick Douglass: Man's greatness consists...

Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be...

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Frederick Douglass: We are one,...

Frederick Douglass: We are one,...

We are one, our cause is one, and we must help each other; if we are to succeed.

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Mark Twain: A powerful agent...

Mark Twain: A powerful agent...

A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words . . . the resulting...

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Mark Twain: Human pride is...

Mark Twain: Human pride is...

Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of...

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Mark Twain: I would rather...

Mark Twain: I would rather...

I would rather go to bed with Lillian Russell stark naked than Ulysses S. Grant in full military...

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Mark Twain: I would rather...

Mark Twain: I would rather...

I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of...

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Mark Twain: Keep away from...

Mark Twain: Keep away from...

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you...

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Mark Twain: My advice to...

Mark Twain: My advice to...

My advice to women is: First, don't smoke -- to excess; Second, don't drink -- to excess; Third, don't marry -- to...

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Mark Twain: Noise proves nothing....

Mark Twain: Noise proves nothing....

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg crackles as if she laid an...

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Mark Twain: One may make...

Mark Twain: One may make...

One may make their house a palace of sham, or they can make it a home, a refuge.

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Mark Twain: One of life's...

Mark Twain: One of life's...

One of life's most over-valued pleasures is sexual intercourse; of one of life's least appreciated pleasures in...

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Mark Twain: Temperate temperance is...

Mark Twain: Temperate temperance is...

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

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Mark Twain: The Christian's Bible...

Mark Twain: The Christian's Bible...

The Christian's Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice...

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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 rule is...

Mark Twain: The rule is...

The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.

Source:...

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Aesop: We would often...

Aesop: We would often...

We would often be sorry if our wishes were granted.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Aesop: The unhappy derive...

Aesop: The unhappy derive...

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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