Ambition Is Not A Vice Of Little

In His Commerce With Men I Mean Him To Include- And That Principally- Those Who Live Only In The Memory Of Books. By Means Of History He Will Frequent Those Great Souls Of Former Years. If You Want It To Be So, History Can Be A Waste Of Time; It Can Also Be, If You Want It To Be So, A Study Bearing Fruit Beyond Price.

Honesty Is A Question Of Right And Wrong, Not A Matter Of Policy

We Only Labor To Stuff The Memory, And Leave The Conscience And The Understanding Unfurnished And Void.

And Not To Serve For A Table-talk.

A Volunteer, You Assign Yourself Specific Roles And Risks According To Your Judgement Of Their Brilliance And Importance, And You See When Life Itself May Be Justifiably Devoted To Them.