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He said that man’s heart was ...

He said that man’s heart was the only bad heart in the animal kingdom; that man was the only animal capable of feeling malice, envy, vindictiveness, revengefulness, hatred, selfishness, the only animal that loves drunkenness, almost the only animal that could endure personal uncleanliness and a filthy habitation, the sole animal in whom was fully developed the base instinct called patriotism, the sole animal that robs, persecutes, oppresses and kills members of his own tribe, the sole animal that steals and enslaves the members of any tribe.

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The test of any good fiction ...

The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.

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It has been said that a Scotc...

It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

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We have not all had the good ...

We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground.

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There is nothing more frustra...

There is nothing more frustrating than a good example.

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When you want genuine music -...

When you want genuine music -- music that will come right home to you like a bad quarter, suffuse your system like strychnine whisky, go right through you like Brandreth's pills, ramify your whole constitution like the measles, and break out on your hide like the pin-feather pimples on a picked goose, -- when you want all this, just smash your piano, and invoke the glory-beaming banjo!

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Always tell the truth; then y...

Always tell the truth; then you don't have to remember anything

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The difference between a Mira...

The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.

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So far as I am able to judge,...

So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.

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When a humorist ventures upon...

When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause.

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Barring that natural expressi...

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

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All large political doctrines...

All large political doctrines are rich in difficult problems - problems that are quite above the average citizen's reach. And that is not strange, since they are also above the reach of the ablest minds in the country; after all the fuss and all the talk, not one of those doctrines has been conclusively proven to be the right one and the best.

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It was the schoolboy who said...

It was the schoolboy who said, ""Faith is believing what you know ain't so.""

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Life is short, break the rule...

Life is short, break the rules.

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A baby is an inestimable bles...

A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother.

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An Englishman is a person who...

An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before.

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If we should deal out justice...

If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love.

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To do right is wonderful. To ...

To do right is wonderful. To teach others to do right is even more wonderful--and much easier.

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But it is a blessed provision...

But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done.

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Truth is more of a stranger t...

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

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