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In literature imitations do not imitate.
Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
Age: 74 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 21
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I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest.
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These are the true and only God, mighty and supreme.
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Do good when you can, and charge when you think they will stand it.
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Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.
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When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when it does, it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence.
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Every year you wait, long ago gets farther away.
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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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I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two million dollars.
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One must keep one's character. Earn a character first if you can, and if you can't, then assume one.
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Grown people everywhere are always likely to cling to the religion they were brought up in.
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