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 TWAINEducation consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
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My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.
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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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Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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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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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
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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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Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
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The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
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Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
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