Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
MARK TWAINA banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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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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It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
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Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
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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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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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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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I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
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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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