“Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably mean they were better for them, because they were young, and had all their hopes intact. The world is bound to look a darker place as you slide into the grave.”
― Best Served Cold
― Best Served Cold
“Hoping for a thing often seems the best way o’ bringing on the opposite”
― The Trouble with Peace
― The Trouble with Peace
“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.”
― Before They Are Hanged
― Before They Are Hanged
“In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.”
― The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress
― The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress
“Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum.”
― Baa Baa Black Sheep
― Baa Baa Black Sheep
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