It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
MARK TWAINIt is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
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If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.
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Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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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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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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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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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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All right, then, I’ll go to hell.
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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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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
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