Mark Twain quotes - page 2

Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. (Mark Twain)
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. View quote
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Don't go around thinking the world owes you a living. It was here first. View quote
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Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. View quote
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Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. View quote
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. View quote
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The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. View quote
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The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven. View quote
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It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. View quote
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To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. View quote
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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. (Mark Twain)
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. View quote
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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. View quote
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You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. View quote
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. View quote
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When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear. View quote
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little. View quote
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"Classic." A book which people praise and don't read. View quote
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A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. View quote
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. View quote
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The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. (Mark Twain)
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. View quote
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The secret to getting ahead is getting started. View quote
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If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat. View quote
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Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today. View quote
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