The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
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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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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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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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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If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.
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I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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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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Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
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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 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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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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Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
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There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.
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Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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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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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.
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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
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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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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
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Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
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