He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.

Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.

What two ideas are more inseparable than beer and Britannia?

It is no more necessary that a man should remember the different dinners and suppers which have made him healthy, than the different books which have made him wise. Let us see the results of good food in a strong body, and the results of great reading in a full and powerful mind.

If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee.