"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it" — Mark Twain

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable

Source: Emma (1815)

The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all

Source: Miscellaneous Aphorisms (1911)

Men are but children of a larger growth.

Source: All for Love; Or, The World Well Lost (1677)

The self-assured believer is a greater sinner in the eyes of God than the troubled disbeliever

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous

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