"What are the proper proportions of a..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Rags, wretchedness, poverty and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of [Muslim] rule more surely than the crescent-flag itself, abound.”

“The timid man yearns for full value and demands a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.”

“You cant reach old age by another man's road, my habits protect my life but they would assassinate you”

“We need more true mystery in our lives Hem- he said. The completely unambitious writer and the really good unpublished poem are the things we lack most. There is of course the problem of sustenance”

“Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.”

“He who has knowledge of the just and the good and beautiful ... will not, when in earnest, write them in ink.”

“Some grief shows much of love, But much of grief shows still some want of wit.”

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.”

“Watchin' and listenin' is the thing at present; not talking.”