I did not attend his funeral; but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it. About a politician who had recently died – Mark Twain
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. – Mark Twain
We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground. – Mark Twain
I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary. – Mark Twain