Men, Like Peaches And Pears, Grow Sweet

To Be Master Of Any Branch Of Knowledge, You Must Master Those Which Lie Next To It, And Thus To Know Anything You Must Know All.

I Have No Respect For The Passion Of Equality, Which Seems To Me Merely Idealizing Envy - I Don't Disparage Envy, But I Don't Accept It As Legitimately My Master.

Reason May Be The Lever, But Sentiment Gives You The Fulcrum And The Place To Stand On If You Want To Move The World.

Science Is The Topography Of Ignorance. From A Few Elevated Points We Triangulate Vast Spaces, Inclosing Infinite Unknown Details. We Cast The Lead, And Draw Up A Little Sand From Abysses We May Never Reach With Our Dredges.

Leisure Only Means A Chance To Do Other Jobs That Demand Attention.