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There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

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You’d better not know so much, than to know so many things that ain’t so.

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Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.

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About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.

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Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

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The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.

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There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

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There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: April 21st, 1818

Died: October 14th, 1885

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