It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
MARK TWAINAction speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.
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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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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
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Classic – a book which people praise and don’t read.
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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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Be good and you will be lonesome.
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Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
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If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
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The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
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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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Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
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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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