Quote by Mark Twain
He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspi

He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. – Mark Twain

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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself. – Mark Twain

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A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility. – Lord Chesterfield

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It is the superfluous things for which men sweat. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love. – Kahlil Gibran

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No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community – as SNCC does – must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan. – Stokely Carmichael

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Grow flowers of gratitude in the soil of prayer. – Terri Guillemets

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