If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His creatures suffering unspeakable miseries—and besides this foresees how they are going to suffer during the remainder of their lives. One might as well say, "As unhappy as God."


Mark Twain and the three R's: race, religion, revolution--and related matters (ed. Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1973)


If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His creatures suffering...

If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His creatures suffering...

If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His creatures suffering...

If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His creatures suffering...