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A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.

A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.

by Mark Twain Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop read more

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. -Mark Twain.

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Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

by Mark Twain Found in: Writing Quotes,
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And always we had wars, and more wars, and still other wars — all over Europe, all over the world. read more

And always we had wars, and more wars, and still other wars — all over Europe, all over the world. 'Sometimes in the private interest of royal families,' Satan said, 'sometimes to crush a weak nation; but never a war started by the aggressor for any clean purpose — there is no such war in the history of the race.

by Mark Twain Found in: War Quotes,
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Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren't

Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren't

by Mark Twain Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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Etiquette tip: More people will get out of your way if you say "I'm gonna puke!" than if you say read more

Etiquette tip: More people will get out of your way if you say "I'm gonna puke!" than if you say "Excuse me".

by Mark Twain Found in: Etiquette Quotes,
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There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can read more

There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.. -Mark Twain.

by Mark Twain Found in: Training Quotes,
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The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he read more

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.

by Mark Twain Found in: Cats Quotes,
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If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

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

by Mark Twain Found in: Truth Quotes,
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Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial "we."

Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial "we."

by Mark Twain Found in: Kings Quotes,
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