This is the fairest picture on our planet, the most enchanting to look upon, the most satisfying to the eye and spirit. To see the sun sink down, drowned in his pink and purple and golden floods, and overwhelm Florence with tides of color that make all the sharp lines dim and faint and turn the solid city to a city of dreams, is a sight to stir the coldest nature, and make a sympathetic one drunk with ecstasy.
Mark TwainGod rewards gamblers and fools. The crucial thing, when you win, is knowing which you were.
Mark TwainHabit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.
Mark TwainI cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
Mark TwainGold in its native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and only lowborn metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica.
Mark Twain