It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
MARK TWAINAlways acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
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 haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them.
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If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
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In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
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Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.
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It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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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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I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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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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April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.
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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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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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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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