Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

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There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly...

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves...

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves...

One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he...

One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he...

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence...

You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence...

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence...

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence...