"I am not a believer in the wisdom of crowds."

"I am convinced that nothing has effectually suffered in the world but for want of money."

"I hope that real love and affection are long-lived. I hope that real love and affection are not easily chilled by absence, or killed by separation."

"It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations."

"I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time."