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#1

“Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.”
― E.B. White

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#2

“I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating. ”
― E.B. White

tags: heart, worry

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#3

“Be obscure clearly.”
― E.B. White

tags: on-writing

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#4

“Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.”
― E.B. White

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#5

“Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.”
― E.B. White

tags: humour

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#6

“I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.”
― E.B. White, The Points of My Compass

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#7

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

43886 likes

#8

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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#9

“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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#10

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

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#11

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

tags: attributed-no-source, education

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#12

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

18877 likes

#13

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: truth

16213 likes

#14

“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

16761 likes

#15

“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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#16

“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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#17

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
― Mark Twain

tags: living, world

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#18

“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.”
― Mark Twain

tags: americans, geography, war

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#19

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

tags: heartbreak

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#20

“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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#21

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

tags: imagination

3634 likes

#22

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

tags: inspirational, kindness

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#23

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
― Mark Twain

tags: darkness, human-nature, moon

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#24

“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.”
― Mark Twain

tags: happiness

2786 likes

#25

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

tags: self-acceptance, self-esteem

2362 likes

#26

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

tags: conscience, humor, memory

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#27

“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

tags: beauty, life

24269 likes

#28

“Women are like toes and fingers they're easy to count on.”
― Bo Burnham

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#29

“You shouldn't try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.”
― Bo Burnham

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#30

“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.”
― J.K Rowling

tags: books, reading

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