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niyad

(113,581 posts) Wed Aug 27, 2014, 10:23 PM Aug 2014

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a favourite mark twain quote:

Mark Twain
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

― Mark Twain

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a favourite mark twain quote: (Original Post) niyad Aug 2014 OP

Tis for sure one of his best!...so is this.. pkdu Aug 2014 #1

Anyone who follows politics quickly learns the truth of this one: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #2

I love it! Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #4

I need to become mark twain. redruddyred Aug 2014 #3

. . . niyad Aug 2014 #5

pkdu

(3,977 posts)

1. Tis for sure one of his best!...so is this..

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 10:30 PM

Aug 2014

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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

2. Anyone who follows politics quickly learns the truth of this one:

Reply to pkdu (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 10:58 PM

Aug 2014

"Fine words butter no parsnips"

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

4. I love it!

Reply to pkdu (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 01:37 AM

Aug 2014

Not only for its astuteness, but also for its timelessness: This really isn't a new phnenomenon of us being beset by benighted imbeciles.

redruddyred

(1,615 posts)

3. I need to become mark twain.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 01:05 AM

Aug 2014

humor is the best therapy.

niyad

(113,581 posts)

5. . . .

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 09:20 PM

Aug 2014

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