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Valuable Quotes by Mark Twain
- The slowness of one section of the world about adopting the valuable ideas of another section of it is a curious thing and unaccountable.
- All schools, all colleges have two great functions: to confer, and to conceal valuable knowledge.
- You can never find a Christian who has acquired this valuable knowledge, this saving knowledge, by any process but the everlasting and all-sufficient 'people say.'
- It is a dear and lovely disposition, and a most valuable one, that can brush away indignities and discourtesies and seek and find the pleasanter…
- There is only one expert who is qualified to examine the souls and the life of a people and make a valuable report - the…
- India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand…
- Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India.
- By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved…
- He wa'n't no common dog, he wa'n't no mongrel; he was a composite. A composite dog is a dog that is made up of all…
- The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you…
- Experience is an author's most valuable asset; experience is the thing that puts the muscle and the breath and the warm blood into the book…
- In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with…
- Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.
- When a person is accustomed to one hundred and thirty-eight in the shade, his ideas about cold weather are not valuable.
- Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist, and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the…
- Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.
- Now when I had mastered the language of this water, and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great river as familiarly…
- I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the modern way and…
- Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.
- When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when…
- No real estate is permanently valuable but the grave.
- 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 easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also. I would not interfere…
- India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand…
- A jackass has that kind of strength, and puts it to a useful purpose, and is valuable to the world becausehe is a jackass; but…
More Valuable Quotes
- People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure. — David Attenborough
- In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I… — Chinua Achebe
- Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius… — Charles Babbage
- Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. — Francis Bacon
- If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that… — Bruce Barton
- A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it… — Claude Bernard
- Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
- Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond… — William J. H. Boetcker
- Direction coupling between the various radiations generated in a nuclear reaction both with one another and with the initiating radiation can also… — Walther Bothe
- Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone… — Alain de Botton
- For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the… — Joseph Brodsky
- Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.