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Tess

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Tess’s Quotes

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: family, friends, parties, social

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“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, truth

16331 likes

“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”
― Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

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

tags: truth

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