Question

A distinguished man should be as particular about his last words as he is about his last breath. He should write them out on a slip of paper and take the judgment of his friends on them. He should never leave such a thing to the last hour of his life, and trust to an intellectual spirit at the last moment to enable him to say something smart with his latest gasp and launch into eternity with grandeur.

Mark Twain
Which of these sentences is the best summary of the paragraph above?

A.
Intellectuals are the kind of people who leave it to the end of their lives to say deep things.

B.
It's impossible to launch eternally into death with grand thoughts and words.

C.
You can't expect to come up with something clever to say just before your last breath.

D.
The spirit of a man will only be able to rest easily in death knowing that he has said the right thing at the very end.

Answer 1

I would say "A" is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based off the passage, I would say letter A is the most accurate. To which it is also very true. We tend to bottle things deep inside until it is too late.