Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

When a man wants your advice he generally wants your praise

In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.