Heaven goes by favor if it went by merit you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Mark Twain
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  2. Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth? - Simon Bolivar

  3. That which is true must always remain true, though the applications may change greatly from generation to generation. It is the absence of such fundamental certainties, no doubt, that leads men into continual search for a satisfying religion, or that drives them away from their... - John A. Widtsoe

  4. The better men know the Lord, the better may the eternal truths we learn be applied in our daily lives. - John A. Widtsoe

  5. The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same. - Anonymous

More Quotes By Mark Twain
  1. After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

  2. When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

  3. Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

  4. The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

  5. Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

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