Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
MARK TWAINAnger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.
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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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The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
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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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The easy confidence with which I know another man’s religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.
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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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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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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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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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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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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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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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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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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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