Mark Twain

To believe yourself brave is to be brave

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence

Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very

The dog is a gentleman

My books are water

For I never care to do a thing in a quiet way

Some people scorn a cat and think it not an essential

There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much

Experience is an author__ most valuable asset