Samuel Langhorne Clemens Quotes on Trust
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I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices.
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Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.
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The Blessings-of-Civilization Trust, wisely and cautiously administered, is a Daisy. There is more money in it, more territory, more sovereignty, and other kinds of emolument, than there is in any other game that is played. But Christendom has been playing it badly of late years, and must certainly suffer by it, in my opinion. She has been so eager to get every stake that appeared on the green cloth, that the People who Sit in Darkness have noticed it -- they have noticed it, and have begun to show alarm. They have become suspicious of the Blessings of Civilization.
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Conductor, when you receive a fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare: A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, A buff trip slip for a six-cent fare, A pink trip slip for a three-cent fare, Punch in the presence of the passenjare! Chorus: Punch, brothers, punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjare.
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Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
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A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.