Most Benefactors Are Like Unskillful Generals Who

Too Elevated Qualities Often Unfit A Man For Society. We Do Not Go To Market With Ingots, But With Silver And Small Change.

Public Opinion Is The Worst Of All Opinions.

People Are Governed By The Head; A Kind Heart Is Of Little Value In Chess.

An Author Is Often Obscure To The Reader Because They Proceed From The Thought To Expression Than Like The Reader From The Expression To The Thought.

I Only Study The Things I Like; I Apply My Mind Only To Matters That Interest Me. They'll Be Useful-or Useless-to Me Or To Others In Due Course, I'll Be Given-or Not Given-the Opportunity Of Benefiting From What I've Learned. In Any Case, I'll Have Enjoyed The Inestimable Advantage Of Doing Things I Like Doing And Following My Own Inclinations.