It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
MARK TWAINOf all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.
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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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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.
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Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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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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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
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If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.
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All right, then, I’ll go to hell.
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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
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