"What do you think of the human..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, and the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into plutocracy, and is captured by the shoemaker whom the mercenaries and millionaires make into a king. The people invent their oppressors, and the oppressors serve the function for which they are invented.”

“Sometimes my feelings are so hot that I have to take the pen and put them out on paper to keep them from setting me afire inside; then all that ink and labor are wasted because I can't print the results”

“Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute.”

“The world of sleep has an existence of its own.”

“For most people on the planet, consciousness can be equated with thought. They haven't experienced what it means to be conscious without thought, or they have only for very brief instants.”

“Thoughts without words… Can that be?”

“I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals.”

“What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor”

“The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend is immortal”