“There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
“Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
“Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them, they translate it into their own language, and forthwith it means something entirely different
“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press
“Agriculture for an honorable and high-minded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the means of living
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success
“In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing
“Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance
“No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or senator, and remain fit for anything else
“It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself
“There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it
“I would think the extra pair of eyes, extra pair of ears would maybe deter someone who may have decided to try something