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.
MARK TWAINIt’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Obscurity and a competence – that is the life that is best worth living.
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In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
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Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
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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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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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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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A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
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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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Classic – a book which people praise and don’t read.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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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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It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
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