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CytatyMark TwainUS humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children."One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be led by the nose. A patriot is mocked, scorned and hated; yet when his cause succeeds, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principle one was that they escaped teething. All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live. All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence -- and then success is sure. All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. |
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