The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.

As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest success in life.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.

Doubt is an element of criticism, and the tendency of criticism is necessarily skeptical.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.