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Mark Twain Quotes

Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel Picture Quote #1

The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands Picture Quote #1

Presbyterianism without infant damnation would be like the dog on the train that couldn’t be identified because it had lost its tag Picture Quote #1

What do you think of the human mind? I mean, in case you think there is a human mind Picture Quote #1

That is the way we are made: we don’t reason, where we feel; we just feel Picture Quote #1

No sane man can be happy, for to him life is real, and he sees what a fearful thing it is Picture Quote #1

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If there is one thing that is really cheerful in the world, it is cheerfulness. I have noticed it often. And I have noticed that when a man is right down cheerful, he is seldom unhappy for the time being. Such is the nature of man Picture Quote #1

The first half of my life I went to school, the second half of my life I got an education Picture Quote #1

The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all Picture Quote #1

We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music Picture Quote #1

How unfortunate and how narrowing a thing it is for a man to have wealth who makes a God of it instead of a servant Picture Quote #1

The problem with quotes on the internet, is everybody has one, and most of them are wrong Picture Quote #1

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I have stopped smoking now and then, for a few months at a time, but it was not on principle, it was only to show off; it was to pulverize those critics who said I was a slave to my habits and couldn’t break my bonds Picture Quote #1

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor Picture Quote #1

Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction Picture Quote #1

By and by when each nation has 20,000 battleships and 5,000,000 soldiers we shall all be safe and the wisdom of statesmanship will stand confirmed Picture Quote #1

I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. Exercise is loathsome. And it cannot be any benefit when you are tired; and I was always tired Picture Quote #1

We need not worry so much about what man descends from; it’s what he descends to that shames the human race Picture Quote #1

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A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain Picture Quote #1

Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge Picture Quote #1

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible Picture Quote #1

Never learn to do anything: if you don’t learn, you’ll always find someone else to do it for you Picture Quote #1

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There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact Picture Quote #1

I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people Picture Quote #1

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it Picture Quote #1

The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal Picture Quote #1

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs Picture Quote #1

Sane and intelligent human beings are like all other human beings, and carefully and cautiously and diligently conceal their private real opinions from the world and give out fictitious ones in their stead for general consumption Picture Quote #1

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Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel (Mark Twain Quotes) The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands (Mark Twain Quotes) Presbyterianism without infant damnation would be like the dog on the train that couldn’t be identified because it had lost its tag (Mark Twain Quotes) What do you think of the human mind? I mean, in case you think there is a human mind (Mark Twain Quotes) That is the way we are made: we don’t reason, where we feel; we just feel (Mark Twain Quotes) No sane man can be happy, for to him life is real, and he sees what a fearful thing it is (Mark Twain Quotes) If there is one thing that is really cheerful in the world, it is cheerfulness. I have noticed it often. And I have noticed that when a man is right down cheerful, he is seldom unhappy for the time being. Such is the nature of man (Mark Twain Quotes) The first half of my life I went to school, the second half of my life I got an education (Mark Twain Quotes) The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all (Mark Twain Quotes) We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music (Mark Twain Quotes) How unfortunate and how narrowing a thing it is for a man to have wealth who makes a God of it instead of a servant (Mark Twain Quotes) The problem with quotes on the internet, is everybody has one, and most of them are wrong (Mark Twain Quotes) I have stopped smoking now and then, for a few months at a time, but it was not on principle, it was only to show off; it was to pulverize those critics who said I was a slave to my habits and couldn’t break my bonds (Mark Twain Quotes) The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor (Mark Twain Quotes) Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction (Mark Twain Quotes) By and by when each nation has 20,000 battleships and 5,000,000 soldiers we shall all be safe and the wisdom of statesmanship will stand confirmed (Mark Twain Quotes) I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. Exercise is loathsome. And it cannot be any benefit when you are tired; and I was always tired (Mark Twain Quotes) We need not worry so much about what man descends from; it’s what he descends to that shames the human race (Mark Twain Quotes) A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain (Mark Twain Quotes) Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge (Mark Twain Quotes) I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him (Mark Twain Quotes) 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 Quotes) Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible (Mark Twain Quotes) Never learn to do anything: if you don’t learn, you’ll always find someone else to do it for you (Mark Twain Quotes) There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact (Mark Twain Quotes) I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people (Mark Twain Quotes) Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it (Mark Twain Quotes) The history of our race, and each individual’s experience, are sown thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal (Mark Twain Quotes) A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs (Mark Twain Quotes) Sane and intelligent human beings are like all other human beings, and carefully and cautiously and diligently conceal their private real opinions from the world and give out fictitious ones in their stead for general consumption (Mark Twain Quotes)

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