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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. -

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. – Mark Twain

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I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary. – Mark Twain

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Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficulty: elephants and poodles find many things obscure. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – George Eliot

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The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds. – George Allen

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