The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
MARK TWAINIf you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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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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If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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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 have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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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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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
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The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
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If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
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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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If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
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