We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.
Mark TwainIndeed, none but the Deity can tell what is good luck and what is bad before the returns are all in.
Mark TwainMan has been here 32,000 years. That it took a hundred million years to prepare the world for him is proof that that is what it was done for. I suppose it is, I dunno. If The Eiffel Tower were now to represent the world's age, the skin of paint on the pinnacle knob at its summit would represent man's share of that age; and anybody would perceive that the skin was what the tower was built for. I reckon they would, I dunno.
Mark Twain