A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
MARK TWAINWhen angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!
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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
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All right, then, I’ll go to hell.
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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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