Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
MARK TWAINThe trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
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I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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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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It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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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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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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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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The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.
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The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
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Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.
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Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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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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