Mark Twain in 1907
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Don\u2019t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.<\/p>\n
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.<\/p>\n
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If you tell the truth, you don\u2019t have to remember anything.<\/p>\n
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Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.<\/p>\n
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Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.<\/p>\n
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.<\/p>\n
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started.<\/p>\n
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