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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.

Mark Twain

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
MARK TWAIN

Honesty Lying Shoes Travel Truth World
There’s one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he’s crooked.
MARK TWAIN

Finding Honesty Man
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
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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.
MARK TWAIN

Comedy Drama Impossible Interesting Life Tragedy
Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
MARK TWAIN

Eat Frog Funny Humour Morning
Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.
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Debt One Liner Owe Pay Worry
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.
MARK TWAIN

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If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.
MARK TWAIN

Information Media Newspaper
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
MARK TWAIN

Forgiveness Gragnance Heel Peace Wisdom
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.
MARK TWAIN

Absorb Book Goodness Mystery Room Skin Wisdom
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
MARK TWAIN

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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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Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
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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.
MARK TWAIN

Animal Dog Fellow Grace Speak
In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.
MARK TWAIN

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Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
MARK TWAIN

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