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Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.
-- Mark Twain

Put all your eggs in one basket- and watch the basket.
-- Mark Twain

Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.
-- Mark Twain

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
-- Mark Twain

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in heaven.
-- Mark Twain

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
-- Mark Twain

Some of the commonest English words are not in use with us- such as 'ousmaid. 'ospital, 'otel, 'istorian.
-- Mark Twain

There are many humorous things in the world: among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.
-- Mark Twain

There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is Providence.
-- Mark Twain

There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined ones.
-- Mark Twain

There are several good protections against temptation, but the most popular is cowardice.
-- Mark Twain

There is a lot to say in her favor, but the other is more interesting.
-- Mark Twain

There is no end to the laws, and no beginning to the execution of them.
-- Mark Twain

There is no point in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as successful near home.
-- Mark Twain

There 's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends.
-- Mark Twain