Quote by Mark Twain
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom t

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. – Mark Twain

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In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I realize that from the cradle up I have been like the rest of the race — never quite sane in the night. – Mark Twain

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Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. – Mark Twain

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Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well. – Missy Dizick

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It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating little friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more. – Agnes Repplier

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The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. – Paula Poundstone

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The cat is domestic only as far as suits its own ends. – Saki

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