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Biography : Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.
Born: 1835 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United States

Mark Twain - Quotes

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
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Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.
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truth

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
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happiness

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
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The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
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health

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.
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Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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life

To be good is noble but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
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education

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
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truth

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
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We have the best government that money can buy.
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By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
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When angry, count to four when very angry, swear.
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I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.
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Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
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death

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.
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Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
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Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
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humour

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow there is no humor in Heaven.
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The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
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It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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forgiveness

All generalizations are false, including this one.
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