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People are much more willing to lend you books than bookcases.
Books - Reading
Mark Twain

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Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
Caution
Mark Twain

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

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So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldnt find honest employment.
Uncategorised
Mark Twain

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Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Politicians and Politics
Mark Twain

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Switzerland is simply a large, lumpy, solid rock with a thin skin of grass stretched over it.
Nations
Mark Twain

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Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.
Moderation
Mark Twain

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The human race has but one really affective weapon, and that is laughter.
Laughter
Mark Twain

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The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them.
Books - Reading
Mark Twain

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The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.
Modesty
Mark Twain

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The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Originality
Mark Twain

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The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
Critics and Criticism
Mark Twain

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The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
Dissent
Mark Twain

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There are German songs which can make a stranger to the language cry.
Music
Mark Twain

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There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Statistics
Mark Twain

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There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
Providence
Mark Twain

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There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
Vanity
Mark Twain

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There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
Humankind
Mark Twain

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There is a great deal of human nature in people.
Human Nature
Mark Twain

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There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
Optimism
Mark Twain

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There is nothing sadder than a young pessimist.
Pessimism
Mark Twain

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There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!
Example
Mark Twain

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There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American.
America
Mark Twain

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Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered -- either by themselves or by others.
Genius
Mark Twain

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To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler and less trouble.
Teachers and Teaching
Mark Twain

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun