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Mark Twain Quotes

«Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates»
«I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good so that God will not make me one»
«Genius has no youth, but starts with the ripeness of age and old experience.»
«There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice»
«The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one's clothes»
«All good things arrive unto them that wait - and don't die in the meantime»
«We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talent»
«Each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak. And it is a solemn and weighty responsibility, and not lightly to be flung aside at the bullying of pulpit, press, government, or the empty catchphrases of politicians. Each must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, and which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your convictions is to be an unqualified and inexcusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let man label you as they may. If you alone of all the nation shall decide one way, and that way be the right way according to your convictions of the right, you have done your duty by yourself and by your country- hold up your head! You have nothing to be ashamed of.»
«It is wiser to find out than to suppose»
«An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war»