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Distinguished Quotes by Mark Twain
- We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we…
- Sagebrush is a very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distinguished failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it but the jackass…
- Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human…
- We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we…
- A distinguished man should be as particular about his last words as he is about his last breath. He should write them out on a…
More Distinguished Quotes
- To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough. — Alec Baldwin
- If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart… — Joseph Addison
- Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. — Ambrose Bierce
- Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One… — Adam Braun
- The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. — Samuel Alexander
- The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they… — John Cleese
- If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it… — Arthur C. Clarke