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#1

“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
― Mark Twain

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#2

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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#3

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

tags: death, life

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#4

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

tags: greatness

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#5

“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, politics

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#6

“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, writing

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#7

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, knowledge

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#8

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
― Mark Twain

tags: heartbreak

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#9

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations

tags: writing

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#10

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: patriotism, politics

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#11

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”
― Mark Twain

tags: age

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#12

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
― Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

tags: books, truth

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#13

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
― Mark Twain

tags: arrogance, humor, ignorance

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#14

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, newspapers

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#15

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
― Mark Twain

tags: inspirational, kindness

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#16

“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor

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#17

“Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.”
― Mark Twain

tags: inventing-humor

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#18

“Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.”
― Mark Twain

tags: education

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#19

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain

tags: starting, working

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#20

“A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.”
― Mark Twain

tags: conscience, humor, memory

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#21

“I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”
― Mark Twain

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#22

“The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.”
― Mark Twain

tags: self-acceptance, self-esteem

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#23

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”
― Mark Twain

tags: appreciation, companionship, joy

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#24

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain

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#25

“I experienced, too, the truth of the observation, "that after getting the first hundred pound, it is more easy to get the second," money itself being of a prolific nature.”
― Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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