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Mark Twain: Honesty is the...

Mark Twain: Honesty is the...

Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it.

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-- Mark Twain,...

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Mark Twain: I am a...

Mark Twain: I am a...

I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct -- nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this...

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Mark Twain: Happiness is like...

Mark Twain: Happiness is like...

Happiness is like a Swedish sunset -- it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose...

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Mark Twain: Public opinion is...

Mark Twain: Public opinion is...

Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of...

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Mark Twain: Providence protects children...

Mark Twain: Providence protects children...

Providence protects children and idiots. I know because I have tested it.

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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 Germans are...

Mark Twain: The Germans are...

The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines. One tells them from the vinegar by the...

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Charles Dickens: I never see...

Charles Dickens: I never see...

I never see any difference in boys. I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys and beef-faced...

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Charles Dickens: At Mr Wackford...

Charles Dickens: At Mr Wackford...

At Mr Wackford Squeers's Academy, Dotheboys Hall . . . Youth are boarded, clothed, booked, furnished with...

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Charles Dickens: Do you spell...

Charles Dickens: Do you spell...

'Do you spell it with a `V' or a `W'?' inquired the judge. `That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my...

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Charles Dickens: It's my opinion,...

Charles Dickens: It's my opinion,...

It's my opinion, sir, that this meeting is drunk.

Source: Pickwick Papers, Ch....

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Charles Dickens: A smattering of...

Charles Dickens: A smattering of...

A smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing.

Source: Sketches by Boz,...

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Charles Dickens: Yes I have...

Charles Dickens: Yes I have...

Yes I have a pair of eyes,' replied Sam, 'and that's just it. If they was a pair o' patent double million magnifyin'...

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Charles Dickens: Charity begins at...

Charles Dickens: Charity begins at...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Source: Tigg, in Martin...

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Peter De Vries: I write when...

Peter De Vries: I write when...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every...

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Mark Twain: Hain't we got...

Mark Twain: Hain't we got...

Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any...

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Mark Twain: Put all your...

Mark Twain: Put all your...

Put all your eggs in the one basket and -- Watch That Basket.

Source: Pudd'nhead...

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Charles Dickens: I am well...

Charles Dickens: I am well...

I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . .My mother is likewise a very 'umble person. We live in a...

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Abraham Lincoln: We must not...

Abraham Lincoln: We must not...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.

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Abraham Lincoln: Knavery and flattery...

Abraham Lincoln: Knavery and flattery...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

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-- Abraham Lincoln, (Feb 12...

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