Yet, by the 1890s, Twain had lost much of his fortune in poor investments and economic fiascos with his publisher. In 1885, ...

8. “Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” [Probably Twain; found in “ More Maxims of Mark,” a 1927 collection of quotes considered mostly reliable.] 9.

— Gene Hill “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” ― Mark Twain ...