In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
MARK TWAINDon’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
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I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
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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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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them.
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It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
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Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
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