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Mark Twain Quotes: What is the chief end of man?-to get rich. In what way?-dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must.
         

What is the chief end of man?-to get rich. In what way?-dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must.


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



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Never regret anything that made you smile.



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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.



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Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.



Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.



Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.



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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.



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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.



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Here I stand, so help me God, I can do no other. With the greater consciousness of the issues involved comes a lesser assurance that an alternative is possible.

Here I stand, so help me God, I can do no other. With the greater consciousness of the issues involved comes a lesser assurance that an alternative is possible.



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How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends that we may go and meet their ideal cousins.



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There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers.



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