It Cannot Be A Vice In Men

Superficial Knowledge ... Is Hurtful To Those Who Possess True Genius; For It Necessarily Draws Them Away From Their Main Object, Wastes Their Industry Over Details And Subjects Foreign To Their Needs And Natural Talent, And Lastly Does Not Serve, As They Flatter Themselves, To Prove The Breadth Of Their Mind. In All Ages There Have Been Men Of Very Moderate Intelligence Who Knew Much, And So On The Contrary, Men Of The Highest Intelligence Who Knew Very Little. Ignorance Is Not Lack Of Intelligence, Nor Knowledge A Proof Of Genius.

Our Opinion Of Others Is Not So Variable As Our Opinion Of Ourselves.

All Erroneous Ideas Would Perish Of Their Own Accord If Given Clear Expression.

Activity Makes More Men's Fortunes Than Cautiousness.

Vice Stirs Up War, Virtue Fights.