The highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number.
Between cultivated minds the first interview is the best.
We prize books, and they prize them most who are themselves wise.
The secret is the answer to all that has been, all that is, and all that will ever be.
All life is an experiment.
Again, the great number of cultivated men keep each other up to a high standard. The habit of meeting well-read and knowing men teaches the art of omission and selection.