“He took no interest in politics, which ruin the character and career, yet nothing can be achieved without them.”
“Politics is the only field in which the character of a person does not stand in the way of his career.”
“Politics ruins the character”
“No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest- for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.”
“He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”
“A man's character is like his house. If he tears boards off his house and burns them to keep himself warm and comfortable, his house soon becomes a ruin. If he tells lies to be able to do the things he shouldn't do but wants to, his character will soon become a ruin. A man with a ruined character is a shame on the face of the earth.”