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Half Quotes by Mark Twain
- There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.
- Of all the unchristian beverages that ever passed my lips, Turkish coffee is the worst. The cup is small, it is smeared with grounds; the…
- The insincerity of man-all men are liars, partial or hiders of facts, half tellers of truths, shirks, moral sneaks. When a merely honest man appears…
- [Do you worry unnecessarily about the future? Remember most fears are just False Evidence Appearing Real. Don't let unfounded fears rob you of the joys…
- A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots.
- The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which.
- Some civilized women would lose half their charm without dress and some would lose all of it.
- In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which…
- The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content to…
- I never could keep a promise. I do not blame myself for this weakness, because the fault must lie in my physical organization. It is…
- An average English word is four letters and a half. By hard, honest labor I've dug all the large words out of my vocabulary and…
- Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
- I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the…
- A mighty porterhouse steak an inch and a half thick, hot and sputtering from the griddle; dusted with fragrant pepper; enriched with little melting bits…
- A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.
- A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.
- The motto stated a lie. If this nation has ever trusted in God, that time has gone by; for nearly half a century almost its…
- All schools, all colleges, have two great functions: to confer, and to conceal, valuable knowledge. The theological knowledge which they conceal cannot justly be regarded…
- The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy with the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
- I've seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true.
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- I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel like, I… — David Attenborough
- I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored. — David Attenborough
- There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened. — Mark Twain
- These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories, all with… — Stephen Crane
- I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. — Teresa of Avila
- The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by… — Charles Babbage
- America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. — Philip James Bailey