Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
MARK TWAINThe human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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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 the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
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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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A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
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If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
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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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It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
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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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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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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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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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