“A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.”

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”

“The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.”

“He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.”

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”

“Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.”

“My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chided for my singularity, but, with this lighter repast, I made the greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension. Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.”