All Mark Twain Quotes
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Mark Twain
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
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Patriotism
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The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
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History
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
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Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."
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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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Funny
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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Business
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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Life
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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Forgiveness
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Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
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Life
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Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
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