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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Great Mark Twain Quotes

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

All generalizations are false, including this one.

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.