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Mark Twain

(1835-1910) Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. www.english-slang.com

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(1835-1910) Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. www.english-slang.com

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(Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American author) Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the people involved. www.english-slang.com

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) We ought never to do wrong when people are looking. www.english-slang.com

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