Mark Twain

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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. Mark Twain A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark TwainAlways acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. Mark Twain Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark TwainAn Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before. Mark Twain Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough. Mark TwainBe careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark TwainClothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Mark TwainCourage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. Mark Twain Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Mark TwainDon't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. Mark TwainEducation: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark TwainFacts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable. Mark TwainFiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't. Mark Twain Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. Mark Twain Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it. Mark Twain Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place. Mark Twain I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. Mark TwainI didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it. Mark TwainI don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark TwainI have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't. Mark TwainI have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark TwainI have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting. Mark Twain I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. Mark Twain

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