“When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'.”

“Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.”

“If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself!”

“Few things are more absurd than wise saws originally designed to inculcate or maintain the social needs of a society long past - when they are applied to today.”

“People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.”

“Advice is priceless: when it becomes interference it is preposterous.”

“Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.”