The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.

The love of letters is the forlorn hope of the man of letters. His ruling passion is the love of fame.

Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.

To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.

Men of gravity are intellectual stammerers, whose thoughts move slowly.

When you find out a man's ruling passion, beware of crossing him in it.

Many a man would have turned rogue if he knew how.