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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

Mark Twain

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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Education Knowledge Learning
I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
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Approve Attend Funeral Funny Humour Insult Letter
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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Majority Reform Time Wisdom Yourself
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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Give Up Human Nature Humour Smoking Time World
If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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Humour Religion Wisdom
If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.
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Democracy Difference Government Vote
Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
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Cease Exist Illusion Life Live
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
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Help Humanity Man Moral Wisdom
I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
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Humour Letter Time Writing
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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Bite Dod Funny Human Nature Loyalty Man
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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Ambition Dreamss Greatness Hurt People Try
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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Born Inspirational Life Positive Reason Success Wisdom
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
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Advantage Education Knowledge Man Read
I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!
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Decision Humour Mind
My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
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Alcohol Book Funny Genius Water Wine Writing
If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
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Information Media Newspaper
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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Eat Fight Food Life Secret Success
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
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FAction Healing Humour Treat
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
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Beat Deep Imagination One Liner Reality Win
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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Finding Hate Humour People Travel
There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man’s notion that he is less savage than the other savages.
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Humour Man Savage World
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
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Allow Broken Heart Option Priorities Self Love Yourself
Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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Argument Difference Excuse Fools
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
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Acid Angry Harm Hurt Vessel
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
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Appearance Doubt Humour Mouth Remove Stupidity
A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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Bad Conscience Memories Past
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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Book Desire Imagination People Read

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