"an extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy and superstition."

"The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been, the more accurate will be his judgment of what is to be."

"I do not like giving advice: it is incurring an unnecessary responsibility."

"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action."

"The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow."