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Mark Twain Quotes

It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest ideals Picture Quote #1

To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn’t rich Picture Quote #1

I cherish the dreams of yesterday and dare not dwell on the err’s of my past whose fate has been long decided, and effect I can not change. For the dreams of yesterday are the challenges of today, and the hope for tomorrow Picture Quote #1

Only he who has seen better days and lives to see better days again knows their full value Picture Quote #1

Experience is an author’s most valuable asset; experience is the thing that puts the muscle and the breath and the warm blood into the book he writes Picture Quote #1

Yes, always avoid violence. In this age of charity and kindliness, the time has gone by for such things. Leave dynamite to the low and unrefined Picture Quote #1

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Some civilized women would lose half their charm without dress and some would lose all of it Picture Quote #1

The more you join with people in their joys and their sorrows, the more nearer and dearer they come to be to you Picture Quote #1

A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done Picture Quote #1

Well enough for old folks to rise early, because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can’t sleep anyhow Picture Quote #1

Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we’d all have frozen to death! Picture Quote #1

If there wasn’t anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out; and I don’t know but more so Picture Quote #1

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Heaven is the very last place to come to rest and don’t you be afraid to bet on that! Picture Quote #1

... the administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes Picture Quote #1

You see, he knew his own laws just as other people so often know the laws: by words, not by effects. They take a meaning, and get to be very vivid, when you come to apply them to yourself Picture Quote #1

Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don’t be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him Picture Quote #1

Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms Picture Quote #1

Next to possessing genius one’s self is the power of appreciating it in others Picture Quote #1

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Sagebrush is a very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distinguished failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it but the jackass and his illegitimate child the mule Picture Quote #1

When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals? Picture Quote #1

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement Picture Quote #1

There was a great difference in boats, of course. For a long time I was on a boat that was so slow we used to forget what year it was we left port in Picture Quote #1

You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught Picture Quote #1

The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not Picture Quote #1

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The fear of lightning is one of the most distressing infirmities a human being can be afflicted with. It is mostly confined to women, but now and then you find it in a little dog, and sometimes a man Picture Quote #1

Is the human race a joke? Was it devised and patched together in a dull time when there was nothing important to do? Picture Quote #1

The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it Picture Quote #1

Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag Picture Quote #1

When someone dies, it is like when your house burns down; it isn’t for years that you realize the full extent of your loss Picture Quote #1

Old habits cannot be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed downstairs one step at a time Picture Quote #1

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It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest ideals (Mark Twain Quotes) To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn’t rich (Mark Twain Quotes) I cherish the dreams of yesterday and dare not dwell on the err’s of my past whose fate has been long decided, and effect I can not change. For the dreams of yesterday are the challenges of today, and the hope for tomorrow (Mark Twain Quotes) Only he who has seen better days and lives to see better days again knows their full value (Mark Twain Quotes) Experience is an author’s most valuable asset; experience is the thing that puts the muscle and the breath and the warm blood into the book he writes (Mark Twain Quotes) Yes, always avoid violence. In this age of charity and kindliness, the time has gone by for such things. Leave dynamite to the low and unrefined (Mark Twain Quotes) Some civilized women would lose half their charm without dress and some would lose all of it (Mark Twain Quotes) The more you join with people in their joys and their sorrows, the more nearer and dearer they come to be to you (Mark Twain Quotes) A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done (Mark Twain Quotes) Well enough for old folks to rise early, because they have done so many mean things all their lives they can’t sleep anyhow (Mark Twain Quotes) Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we’d all have frozen to death! (Mark Twain Quotes) If there wasn’t anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out; and I don’t know but more so (Mark Twain Quotes) Heaven is the very last place to come to rest and don’t you be afraid to bet on that! (Mark Twain Quotes) ... the administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes (Mark Twain Quotes) You see, he knew his own laws just as other people so often know the laws: by words, not by effects. They take a meaning, and get to be very vivid, when you come to apply them to yourself (Mark Twain Quotes) Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don’t be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him (Mark Twain Quotes) Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms (Mark Twain Quotes) Next to possessing genius one’s self is the power of appreciating it in others (Mark Twain Quotes) Sagebrush is a very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distinguished failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it but the jackass and his illegitimate child the mule (Mark Twain Quotes) When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals? (Mark Twain Quotes) Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement (Mark Twain Quotes) There was a great difference in boats, of course. For a long time I was on a boat that was so slow we used to forget what year it was we left port in (Mark Twain Quotes) You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught (Mark Twain Quotes) The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not (Mark Twain Quotes) The fear of lightning is one of the most distressing infirmities a human being can be afflicted with. It is mostly confined to women, but now and then you find it in a little dog, and sometimes a man (Mark Twain Quotes) Is the human race a joke? Was it devised and patched together in a dull time when there was nothing important to do? (Mark Twain Quotes) The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it (Mark Twain Quotes) Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag (Mark Twain Quotes) When someone dies, it is like when your house burns down; it isn’t for years that you realize the full extent of your loss (Mark Twain Quotes) Old habits cannot be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed downstairs one step at a time (Mark Twain Quotes)

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