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All that I care to know is that a man is a human being--that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.

I have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

We had the sky up there, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss whether they were made or just happened.

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty died when false modesty was born.

Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty died when false modesty was born.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.

Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare. A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare, A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare! Punch, brothers! punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjare!

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.

It is the difference of opinion that makes horse races.