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Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.-- Mark Van Doren
"Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth."-- Mark Van Doren
The job of the poet is to render the world -- to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.-- Mark Van Doren
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.-- Mark Twain
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt."-- Mark Twain
"Be virtuous and you will be eccentric."-- Mark Twain
"Familiarity breeds contempt--and children."-- Mark Twain
The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.-- Mark Twain
"Virtue has never been as respectable as money."-- Mark Twain
"When angry, count four; when very angry, swear."-- Mark Twain
Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.-- Mark Twain
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."-- Henry Van Dyke
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.-- Mark Twain
"Let us swear while we may, for in heaven it wont be allowed."-- Mark Twain
"Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest."-- Mark Twain
"In America--as elsewhere--free speech is confined to the dead."-- Mark Twain
"People are much more willing to lend you books than bookcases."-- Mark Twain
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.-- Mark Twain
"You can't depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus."-- Mark Twain
"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements."-- Norman Douglas
"Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone."-- Mark Twain
I'm opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.-- Mark Twain