Quote by Mark Twain
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive but it is lightning that do

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive but it is lightning that does the work. – Mark Twain

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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. – Mark Twain

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Customs
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The Christians Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes. – Mark Twain

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Medical
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I dont know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people cant stand to be invited someplace that isnt full of other important people. They dont mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners. – Marilyn Monroe

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All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. – Sun Tzu

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A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. – Orson Welles

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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. – African Proverb

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Oh, wise physician of a wasted land! – Hermann Hagedorn

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I have had stalkers over the years. The police deal with it but it is very scary. One man kept turning up where we filmed Countdown in Leeds, which was scary. It was sad as hed been sectioned and thought I was talking to him through the TV. – Carol Vorderman

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It is the first of all problems for a man to find out what kind of work he is to do in this universe. – Thomas Carlyle

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Self-Discovery