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Mark Twain
My mother had...
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
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It was the...
It was the schoolboy who said, Faith is believing what you know ain't so.
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Man is the...
Man is the master of the unspoken word, which spoken, is master of him.
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Now, what I...
Now, what I contend is that my body is my own, at least I have always so regarded it. If I do harm through my...
Pity is for...
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.
Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar,...
My parents were...
My parents were neither very poor nor conspicuously honest.
Source: In
Let us consider...
Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it...
Modesty antedates clothes...
Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty...
Often, the less...
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of...
Prosperity is the...
Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
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-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30...
Never do wrong...
Never do wrong when people are looking.
Source: In
Life does not...
Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought...
Necessity is the...
Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
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-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30...
One of the...
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine...
Prosperity is the...
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
Source:
-- Mark Twain,...
Never let formal...
Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
Source: In
Man is the...
Man is the only creature who has a nasty mind.
Source: In
No real gentleman...
No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.
Source: In...
Principles have no...
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
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-- Mark...
Public opinion is...
Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of...