Obscurity and a competence – that is the life that is best worth living.
MARK TWAINI didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
More Mark Twain Quotes
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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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Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.
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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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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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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
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When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.
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What is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed in the monkey.
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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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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.
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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
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If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
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Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.
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A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.
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Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
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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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I’ve lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
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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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Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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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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There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
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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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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
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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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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
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