It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. If you look at history you'll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict. A fool is a man who never tried an experiment in his life. Prevention is better than cure. A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.
Concealed talent brings no reputation.
He who allows oppression shares the crime. In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence. No, Sir, because I have time to think before I speak, and don't ask impertinent questions. Read first the best books.