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326 Famous Quotes by Mark Twain
11/30/1835 - 4/21/1910
Also Known As:  
Samuel Clemens     Samuel Langhorne Clemens     Twain Mark
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Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.

Custom Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful

Diligence Quotes, by Mark Twain

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The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice

Discrimination Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

Duty Quotes, by Mark Twain

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It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you

Enemies Quotes, by Mark Twain

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It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

Ethics Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Etiquette requires us to admire the human race

Etiquette Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Etiquette tip: More people will get out of your way if you say "I'm gonna puke!" than if you say "Excuse me".

Etiquette Quotes, by Mark Twain

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While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.

Evolution Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Example Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

Example Quotes, by Mark Twain

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I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.

Exercise Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it.

Familiarity Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Sacred cows make the best hamburger

Food Quotes, by Mark Twain

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God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference

Fortune Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Frankness is a jewel; only the young can afford it

Frankness Quotes, by Mark Twain

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I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

Funerals Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself

Funny Quotes, by Mark Twain

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He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue

Gossip Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.

Government Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Be good and you will be lonely

Greatness Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Heaven Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Hell Quotes, by Mark Twain

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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Ignorance Quotes, by Mark Twain

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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Illusion Quotes, by Mark Twain

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