If a new result is to have any value, it must unite elements long since known, but till then scattered and seemingly foreign to each other, and suddenly introduce order where the appearance of disorder reigned.

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

Of all evil things the least quantity is to be borne, but of learning and knowledge, the more a man hath, the better he can bear it.

The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.

A good leader makes a good follower.

Misers take care of property as if it belonged to them, but derive no more benefit from it than if it belonged to others.

To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill.