Mark Twain : (10) " The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. " - Mark Twain " Lord save us all from old age and broken health and a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms. " - Mark Twain " Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain’t so. " - Mark Twain " Buy land, they’re not making it anymore. " - Mark Twain " The educated Southerner has no use for an ‘r’, except at the beginning of a word. " - Mark Twain " The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop. " - Mark Twain " I can live for two months on a good compliment. " - Mark Twain " What a wee little part of a person’s life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. " - Mark Twain " Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. " - Mark Twain " Why shouldn’t truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense. " - Mark Twain