His sustained industry and methodical distribution of his time enabled him to acquire a wide acquaintance with general and foreign literature; and besides being a sound Latin and Greek scholar, he was familiar with French, German, Spanish, Italian, and also Russian, Hebrew, and Sanscrit.
Kanyang matagal ng industriya at nasa paraan ng pamamahagi ng kanyang oras-enable sa kanya upang makakuha ng isang malawak na kakilala na may pangkalahatang at banyagang panitikan; at bukod sa pagiging isang tunog Latin at Greek-aaral, siya ay pamilyar sa Pranses, Aleman, Espanyol, Italyano, at din Russian, Hebrew, at Sanskrit.