Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all. – Mark Twain
All say, “How hard it is that we have to die” – a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live. – Mark Twain
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. – Mark Twain
A man can seldom — very, very, seldom — fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy. – Mark Twain
Do not judge from mere appearances; for the lift laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin