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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.


Mark Twain

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MARK TWAIN As to the adjective, when in doubt strike it out.
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MARK TWAIN Truth is neither alive nor dead; it just aggravates itself all the time.
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MARK TWAIN Faith is believing what you know ain't so.
MARK TWAIN It was the schoolboy who said, Faith is believing what you know ain't so.
MARK TWAIN Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
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MARK TWAIN I've never let my school interfere with my education.
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MARK TWAIN Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).
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MARK TWAIN Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
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MARK TWAIN All right, then, I'll go to hell.
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MARK TWAIN Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
MARK TWAIN If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be—a Christian.
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MARK TWAIN Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
MARK TWAIN Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
MARK TWAIN I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.
MARK TWAIN If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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