"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones."
"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"