Seasickness: at first you are so sick you are afraid you will die, and then you are so sick you are afraid you won't die.
Mark TwainWe are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark TwainRise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.
Mark TwainMan is the only slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another. In our day, he is always some man's slave for wages, and does that man's work; and this slave has other slaves under him for minor wages, and they do his work. The higher animals are the only ones who exclusively do their own work and provide their own living.
Mark Twain