"There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all."

"I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave."

"Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything."

"It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him."

"What would the world do without tea? - how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea."

"He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful."

"It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it."

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

"If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke."

"Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment."

"We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess."

"Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."