Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed... view

By: Mark Twain

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Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it... view

By: Mark Twain

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In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours... view

By: Mark Twain

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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do... view

By: Mark Twain

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It is not best that we should all think alike.. view

By: Mark Twain

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I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one... view

By: Mark Twain

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Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired... view

By: Mark Twain

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

By: Mark Twain

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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... view

By: Mark Twain

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Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet... view

By: Mark Twain

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In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards... view

By: Mark Twain

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As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake... view

By: Mark Twain

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