Mark Twain Quotes, Regret Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

Why was the human race created? Or at least why wasn't something creditable created in place of it? God had His opportunity. He could have made a reputation. But no, He must commit this grotesque folly - a lark which must have cost Him a regret or two when He came to think it over and observe effects.

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And I urge upon you this - which I think is wisdom - if you find you can't make seventy by any but an uncomfortable road, don't you go.

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There ain't nothing more to write about and I'm rotten glad of it, because if I'd know'd what trouble it was to make a book, I wouldn't a tackled it.

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In statesmanship get formalities right, never mind about the moralities.

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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

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That optimist of yours is always ready to turn hell's backyard into a play-ground.

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Yes - en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns myself, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars. I wisht I had de money, I wouldn' want no mo'.

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When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart.

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I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

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Heaven is the very last place to come to rest and don't you be afraid to bet on that!

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Always obey your parents - when they are present.

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Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.

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Don't let schooling interfere with your education.

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Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold.

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The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make.

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The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and fill up the gap with charms.

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Worrying is paying interest on a debt you might not even owe.

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Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

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Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon.

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Ethical man: A Christian holding four aces.

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