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An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it.
Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
Age: 74 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 21
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When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
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It is the will of God that we must have critics and missionaries and congressmen and humorists, and we must bear the burden
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It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
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One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself
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I never felt so fervently thankful, so soothed, so tranquil, so filled with the blessed peace, as I did yesterday when I learned that Michael Angelo was dead.
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