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The Public is merely a multiplied "me."
Mark Twain
Public
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Mark Twain
Man
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
Mark Twain
Death
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain
May
Right
Word
The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
Mark Twain
Opinion
The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark Twain
Humor
Heaven
Joy
Sorrow
The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.
Mark Twain
Fools
Right
Trouble
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Mark Twain
History
Prejudice
The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.
Mark Twain
Wit
There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
Mark Twain
People
First
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
Mark Twain
Health
Want
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain
Force
Principles
Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."
Mark Twain
People
Editors
Kings
Right
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain
Government
Patriotism
Time
Country
The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.
Mark Twain
April
Day
First