马克·吐温有句名言是什莫来着？想不起来了。

快乐不是一件自我存在的，它仅是与其他不快乐的事情相比较而言的，这就是快乐的全部。

"Happiness ain't a thing in itself --- it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. That's all it is."

缺乏钱财是所有罪恶的根源。

"The lack of money is the root of all evil."

真正的大不敬是不尊重别人的神。

"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god."

人类是唯一的动物，他爱护他的邻居就如同爱护他自己一样，但是如果对方的宗教神学有问题，他会割断对方的喉咙。

"He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself, and cut his throat if his theology isn't straight."

每一个人生下来都拥有一项资产，它比其他所有的资产价值都高，这就是他最后的一口气。

"Each person is born to one possession which outvalues all his others --- his last breath."

良好的教养在于隐藏我们对自己较佳的评价，以及隐藏我们对他人较差的评价。

"Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person."

“名声”如同是蒸气，“声望”如同是意外，在地球上唯一可以确定的事