To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.
Mark TwainBenaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together!
Mark TwainWe find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes
Mark Twain