“If he expects me to talk for the mere sake of talking and showing off, he will find he has addressed himself to the wrong person.”

“Speak," he urged. "What about, sir?" "Whatever you like. I leave both the choice of subject and the manner of treating it entirely to yourself." Accordingly I sat and said nothing. "If he expects me to talk, for the mere sake of talking and showing off, he will find he has addressed himself to the wrong person," I thought.”

“if a person of authority talks only to those who agree with him he soon finds himself out of authority. Luke”

“He talked to himself because there weren't many people as learned as he, and he liked to talk to learned people.”

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others-not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition.”