Mark Twain quotes - page 4

I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places. (Mark Twain)
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. View quote
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I've seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true. View quote
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure. View quote
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know. View quote
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Familiarity breeds contempt - and children. View quote
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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. View quote
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If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed. View quote
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It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. View quote
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I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it. View quote
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There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. (Mark Twain)
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. View quote
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I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. View quote
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I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. View quote
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Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough. View quote
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It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it. View quote
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. View quote
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. View quote
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The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. View quote
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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. View quote
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Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. (Mark Twain)
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. View quote
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Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. View quote
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I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. View quote
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Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned. View quote
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Mark Twain

Occupation: American Author
Born: November 30, 1835
Died: April 21, 1910
Quotes count: 1199
Wikipedia: Mark Twain

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