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The proper proportions of a maxim: a minimum of sound to a maximum

The proper proportions of a maxim: a minimum of sound to a maximum of sense. – Mark Twain

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The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow there is no humor in Heaven. – Mark Twain

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Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. – Mark Twain

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Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered — either by themselves or by others. – Mark Twain

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I can tell thee where that saying was born… – William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night [I, 5, Maria]

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Anthologies of aphorisms are usually arranged according to themes…. This is not the best method for the aphorism, because it often has several themes and interpretations. – Markku Envall

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I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation. – Joseph Addison, Spectator, No.464

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In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates. – Willis Goth Regier, Quotology, 2010

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