He Not Only Overflowed With Learning, But

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 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.

Avoid Shame, But Do Not Seek Glory; Nothing So Expensive As Glory.

If I Were To Begin Life Again, I Would Devote It To Music. It Is The Only Cheap And Unpunished Rapture Upon Earth.

Errors, To Be Dangerous, Must Have A Great Deal Of Truth Mingled With Them. It Is Only From This Alliance That They Can Ever Obtain An Extensive Circulation.