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Mark Twain Quotes

Don’t look at the world with your hands in your pockets. To write about it you have to reach out and touch it Picture Quote #1

The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are Picture Quote #1

A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever Picture Quote #1

Moralists and philosophers have adjudged those who throw temptation in the way of the erring, equally guilty with those who are thereby led into evil Picture Quote #1

When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt Picture Quote #1

The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That’s all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself? Picture Quote #1

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I can’t do no literary work for the rest of this year because I’m meditating another lawsuit and looking around for a defendant Picture Quote #1

The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card Picture Quote #1

I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself Picture Quote #1

It’s better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right Picture Quote #1

There is nothing that saps one’s confidence as the knowing how to do a thing Picture Quote #1

There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory Picture Quote #1

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Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its literature, but not that of the other side Picture Quote #1

A person who has a cat by the tail knows a whole lot more about cats than someone who has just read about them Picture Quote #1

Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it Picture Quote #1

There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor Picture Quote #1

Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies Picture Quote #1

When a man’s dog turns against hime, it is time for his wife to pack her trunk and go home to mamma Picture Quote #1

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There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship Picture Quote #1

I was in one of the most grand attitudes I ever struck, with my arm stretched up pointing to the sun. It was a noble effect. You could see the shudder sweep the mass like a wave Picture Quote #1

One holds a bottle of red wine by the neck, a woman by the waist, and a bottle of champagne by the derriere Picture Quote #1

A little starvation can really do more for the average sick man than can the best medicines and the best doctors Picture Quote #1

It is a good thing to write for the amusement of the public, but it is a far higher and nobler thing to write for their instruction, their profit, their actual and tangible benefit Picture Quote #1

When the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface Picture Quote #1

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You are a coward when you even seem to have backed down from a thing you openly set out to do Picture Quote #1

The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopaths to destroy it Picture Quote #1

The citizen who sees his society’s democratic clothes being worn out and does not cry it out, is not a patriot, but a traitor Picture Quote #1

Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do Picture Quote #1

Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it Picture Quote #1

To be great, truly great, you have to be the kind of person who makes the others around you great Picture Quote #1

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Don’t look at the world with your hands in your pockets. To write about it you have to reach out and touch it (Mark Twain Quotes) The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are (Mark Twain Quotes) A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever (Mark Twain Quotes) Moralists and philosophers have adjudged those who throw temptation in the way of the erring, equally guilty with those who are thereby led into evil (Mark Twain Quotes) When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt (Mark Twain Quotes) The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That’s all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself? (Mark Twain Quotes) I can’t do no literary work for the rest of this year because I’m meditating another lawsuit and looking around for a defendant (Mark Twain Quotes) The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card (Mark Twain Quotes) I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself (Mark Twain Quotes) It’s better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right (Mark Twain Quotes) There is nothing that saps one’s confidence as the knowing how to do a thing (Mark Twain Quotes) There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory (Mark Twain Quotes) Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its literature, but not that of the other side (Mark Twain Quotes) A person who has a cat by the tail knows a whole lot more about cats than someone who has just read about them (Mark Twain Quotes) Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it (Mark Twain Quotes) There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor (Mark Twain Quotes) Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies (Mark Twain Quotes) When a man’s dog turns against hime, it is time for his wife to pack her trunk and go home to mamma (Mark Twain Quotes) There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship (Mark Twain Quotes) I was in one of the most grand attitudes I ever struck, with my arm stretched up pointing to the sun. It was a noble effect. You could see the shudder sweep the mass like a wave (Mark Twain Quotes) One holds a bottle of red wine by the neck, a woman by the waist, and a bottle of champagne by the derriere (Mark Twain Quotes) A little starvation can really do more for the average sick man than can the best medicines and the best doctors (Mark Twain Quotes) It is a good thing to write for the amusement of the public, but it is a far higher and nobler thing to write for their instruction, their profit, their actual and tangible benefit (Mark Twain Quotes) When the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface (Mark Twain Quotes) You are a coward when you even seem to have backed down from a thing you openly set out to do (Mark Twain Quotes) The introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopaths to destroy it (Mark Twain Quotes) The citizen who sees his society’s democratic clothes being worn out and does not cry it out, is not a patriot, but a traitor (Mark Twain Quotes) Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do (Mark Twain Quotes) Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it (Mark Twain Quotes) To be great, truly great, you have to be the kind of person who makes the others around you great (Mark Twain Quotes)

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