Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
MARK TWAINForgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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There’s one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he’s crooked.
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Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
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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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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
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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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A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.
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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
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Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
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