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Than Quotes by Mark Twain
- Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.
- To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.
- Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
- A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
- Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
- Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
- It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
- It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
- Better a broken promise than none at all.
- The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
- Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
- There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
- It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
- It is easier to stay out than get out.
- It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.
- It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
- Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
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