It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
MARK TWAINForgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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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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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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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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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The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
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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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You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
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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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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.
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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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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
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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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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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I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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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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The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.
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My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
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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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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
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Be good and you will be lonesome.
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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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