Mark Twain

It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hundred times what it is worth; forty-nine times out of fifty nobody dares to call it, and you roll in the chips.

In statesmanship get the formalities right, never mind about the moralities.

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night.

Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.

Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

I think us bad b*tc*es is a gift from God.

Look beyond the individual to the cause of his misery.

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

When I’m feeling anxious or depressed, I do find it helps to reach for a pen and paper. There is something about writing things down, that hand-eye combination, that makes me feel calmer.

Take the high road, there’s a lot less traffic up there.

To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did; I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times.

An artist is always alone if he is an artist. What the artist needs is loneliness.

Romanticism implies nostalgia for damaged goods.

When you get to the top, don’t forget to send the elevator down for the next guy.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

If we were all just alike, one of us wouldn’t be necessary.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.