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Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
Mark Twain
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries.
Mark Twain
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
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Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
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Loyalty to petrified opinion never broke a chain or freed a human soul.
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Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
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We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.
Mark Twain
Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething.
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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
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Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
Mark Twain
Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.
Mark Twain
Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written.
Mark Twain
It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.
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He is now rising from affluence to poverty.
Mark Twain
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.
Mark Twain
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
Mark Twain
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
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It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.
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I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time.
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Half of the results of a good intentions are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good.
Mark Twain
What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
Mark Twain
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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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