Mark Twain
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment.
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.