Mark Twain

Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and read more

Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and must be obeyed by all - and will be

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too read more

A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.

It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right

It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.