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Quote by Mark Twain
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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Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever. – Mark Twain

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I believe that our Heavenly Father invented man because he was disappointed in the monkey. – Mark Twain

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One whom it is easier to hate, but still easier to quote–Alexander Pope. – Augustine Birrell

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I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, Verify your quotations. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Of course, talking only in proverbs would be impossible. Proverbs are full of poetry and twists. They are made up of words that have been molded for centuries, if not milleniums, until a minimum of words carry an extraordinary potential for meaning. – Gaston Kaboré

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It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive. – Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), Following the Equator: A Journey Around the Worl

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