I found out that I was a Christian for revenue only and I could not bear the thought of that, it was so ignoble.

History doesn't repeat itself; it rhymes.

There is no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level.

Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink - under any circumstances.

The proverb says, "Born lucky, always lucky," and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky. It was usual for one or two of our lads (per annum) to get drowned in the Mississippi or in Bear Creek, but I was pulled out in a 2/3 drowned condition 9 times before I learned to swim, and was considered to be a cat in disguise.

The house was as empty as a beer closet in premises where painters have been at work.

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.