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A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

by Mark Twain Found in: Books and reading Quotes,
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Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.

Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.

by Mark Twain Found in: Custom Quotes,
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Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive read more

Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.

by Mark Twain Found in: Government Quotes,
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An ecstasy is a thing that will not go into words; it feels like music.

An ecstasy is a thing that will not go into words; it feels like music.

by Mark Twain Found in: Ecstacy Quotes,
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Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

by Mark Twain Found in: Civilization Quotes,
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The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten

by Mark Twain Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

by Mark Twain Found in: Compliment Quotes,
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Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not read more

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

by Mark Twain Found in: Babies Quotes,
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True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god

True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god

by Mark Twain Found in: Irreverence Quotes,
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Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

by Mark Twain Found in: Irreverence Quotes,
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