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#1

“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

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#2

“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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#3

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

tags: attributed-no-source, education

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#4

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, truth

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#5

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

tags: greatness

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#6

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

tags: americans, geography, war

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#7

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

tags: heartbreak

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#8

“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
― Mark Twain

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#9

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, newspapers

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#10

“It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the fight in the dog that wins.”
― Arthur G. Lewis, Stub Ends of Thought and Verse

tags: bravery, dog, famous, inspirational, misattributed-dwight-eisenhower, misattributed-mark-twain, valour

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#11

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
― Mark Twain

tags: starting, working

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#12

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

tags: self-acceptance, self-esteem

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#13

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, success

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#14

“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor-facts

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#15

“Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.”
― Mark Twain

tags: enlightening

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#16

“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.”
― Mark Twain

tags: laughter

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#17

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
― Mark Twain

tags: advice-for-daily-living, rake

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#18

“Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.”
― Mark Twain, Notebook

tags: happiness, inspiration, life, wisdom

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#19

“It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”
― Mark Twain

tags: humorous

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#20

“Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.”
― Mark Twain

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#21

“I ascribe to Mark Twain's theory that the last person who should be President is the one who wants it the most. The one who should be picked is the one who should be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House.”
― Bill Hicks

tags: politics

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#22

“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, preparedness

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#23

“It is better to be alone than unwelcome. - Eve”
― Mark Twain, The Diaries of Adam and Eve

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#24

“The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.”
― Mark Twain

tags: forbidden-things, mark-twain, samuel-clemmons

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#25

“Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.”
― Mark Twain

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#26

“Humor is tragedy plus time.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, tragedy

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#27

“It's always funny until someone gets hurt.

Then it's just hilarious.”
― Bill Hicks

tags: russell-brand

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#28

“I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.”
― Bill Hicks

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“I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, 'What's wrong?' Nothing. 'Well, it takes more energy to frown than it does to smile.' Yeah, you know it takes more energy to point that out than it does to leave me alone?”
― Bill Hicks

tags: attitude, comedy, honesty, human-nature, humor, perception, personality, self-awareness, self-realization

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#30

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

tags: wisdom

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