What Would Life Be Without Arithmetic, But

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.

Oh, Don't Tell Me Of Facts, I Never Believe Facts; You Know, [george] Canning Said Nothing Was So Fallacious As Facts, Except Figures.

I Look Upon Switzerland As An Inferior Sort Of Scotland.

When I Hear Any Man Talk Of An Unalterable Law, The Only Effect It Produces On Me Is To Convince Me That He Is An Unalterable Fool

A Great Deal Of Talent Is Lost To The World For The Want Of A Little Courage. Every Day Sends To Their Graves A Number Of Obscure Men Who Have Only Remained Obscure Because Their Timidity Has Prevented Them From Making A First Effort; And Who, If They Could Only Have Been Induced To Begin, Would In All Probability Have Gone Great Lengths In The Career Of Fame.