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.
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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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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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 never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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There’s one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he’s crooked.
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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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I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them.
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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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Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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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 must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!
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If 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.
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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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