An oyster has hardly any more reasoning power than a scientist has; and so it it is reasonably certain that this one jumped to the conclusion that the nineteen million years was a preparation for him; but that would be just like an oyster, which is the most conceited animal there is, except man. And anyway, this one could not know, at that early date, that he was only an incident in a scheme, and that there was some more in the scheme yet. Mark Twain
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  1. After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

  2. When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

  3. Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

  4. The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

  5. Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

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