Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
MARK TWAINEducation consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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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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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’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
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A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
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Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
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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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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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If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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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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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
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Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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Obscurity and a competence – that is the life that is best worth living.
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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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Be good and you will be lonesome.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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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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The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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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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