"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."
"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it."
"There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable that I would not rather know it than not know it."
"What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence."
"Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions."
"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."