Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
MARK TWAINNever tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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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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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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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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Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
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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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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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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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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
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Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
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