Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

Unlike the sun, intellectual luminaries shine brightest after they set.

Is there anything more tedious than the often repeated tales of the old and forgetful?

No one knows where he who invented the plow was born, nor where he died; yet he has done more for humanity than the whole race of heroes who have drenched the earth with blood and whose deeds have been handed down with a precision proportionate only to the mischief they wrought.

He that can enjoy the intimacy of the great, and on no occasion disgust them by familiarity, or disgrace himself by servility, proves that he is as perfect a gentleman by nature as his companions are by rank.

As the gout seems privileged to attack the bodies of the wealthy, so ennui seems to exert a similar prerogative over their minds.

Most importantly: Don't adjust your results to build up the ego of the chief strategist. Especially if the strategist is you.