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I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct, nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this world is grievously given to lying.

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That is an editor. He is trying to think of a word. He props his feet on a chair, which is the editor's way; then he can think better. I do not care much for this one; his ears are not alike; still, editor suggests the sound of Edward, and he will do. I could make him better if I had a model, but I made this one from memory. But is no particular matter; they all look alike, anyway. They are conceited and troublesome, and don't pay enough.

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The true pioneer of civilization is not the newspaper, not religion, not the railroad - but whiskey!

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I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.

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Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and Satan, the first consultant.

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The spirit of wrath - not the words - is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk.

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If we learned to walk and talk the way we learn to read and write, everyone would limp and stutter.

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I am not an American. I am the American.

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I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.

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I have seen slower people than I am and more deliberate... and even quieter, and more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were dead.

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Morals are not the important thing-nor enlightenment-nor civilization. A man can do absolutely well without them, but he can't do without something to eat. The supremest thing is the need of the body, not of the mind and spirit.

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When your opinions start to coincide with those of the majority, it is time to reconsider your opinions.

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If there wasn't anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out; and I don't know but more so.

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The cayote is a living, breathing allegory of Want. He is always hungry. He is always poor, out of luck and friendless. The meanest creatures despise him, and even the fleas would desert him for a velocipede.

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Do not undervalue the headache. While it is at its sharpest it seems a bad investment; but when relief begins, the unexpired remainder is worth $4 a minute.

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Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do.

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Mine was a trained Presbyterian conscience and knew but the one duty - to hunt and harry its slave upon all pretexts and on all occasions, particularly when there was no sense nor reason in it.

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To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

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They do say that when a man starts down hill everybody is ready to help him with a kick, and I suppose it is so.

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Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

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