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.
MARK TWAINIn 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.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
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There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.
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Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
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You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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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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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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What is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed in the monkey.
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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.
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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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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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Of 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.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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Classic – a book which people praise and don’t read.
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