Quote by Mark Twain
It used to take me all vacation to grow a new hide in place of the

It used to take me all vacation to grow a new hide in place of the one they flogged off me during school term. – Mark Twain

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I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. – Mark Twain

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A man can seldom — very, very, seldom — fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy. – Mark Twain

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As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless. – Nicholas Chamfort

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A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. – Sir Winston Churchill

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As I may or may not say to the Lord on Judgment Day, “You ask a lot of questions for someone who has so much explaining to do.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved. – Herbert Read

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Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch. – Tim Berners-Lee

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When the best leaders work is done the people say, We did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu

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Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge. – Nick Wechsler

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