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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant that I couldn't stand him. But when I turned twenty-one, it seemed incredible to me how much my father had learned in seven years.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Man is an experiment; time will tell if it was worth it.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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I prefer heaven for the climate; hell for the company.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Why do we rejoice at weddings and cry at funerals? Because we are not the person involved.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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The only way to preserve health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not do.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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To quit smoking is easy. I've already quit about a hundred times.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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There are three kinds of lies: the lie, the damned lie, and statistics.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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On reaching the age of seventy, I have imposed the following rule of life on myself: Not to smoke while I am asleep, not to give up smoking while I am awake, and not to smoke more than one cigar at a time.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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The big difference between a cat and a liar is that the cat has only nine lives.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a firefly.