Only Just The Right Quantum Of Wit

The Dregs May Stir Themselves As They Please; They Fall Back To The Bottom By Their Own Coarseness.

A Few Words Worthy To Be Remembered Suffice To Give An Idea Of A Great Mind. There Are Single Thoughts That Contain The Essence Of A Whole Volume, Single Sentences That Have The Beauties Of A Large Work, A Simplicity So Finished And So Perfect That It Equals In Merit And In Excellence A Large And Glorious Composition.

When You Go In Search Of Honey You Must Expect To Be Stung By Bees.

He Who Has Imagination Without Learning Has Wings But No Feet. [fr., Celui Qui A De L'imagination Sans Erudition A Des Ailes, Et N'a Pas De Pieds.]

It Is Better To Debate A Question Without Settling It Than To Settle A Question Without Debating It.