“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent”
“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.”
“Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.”
“There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery, short of a new major play by Shakespeare.”
“Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor.”
“Because there is no greater evil than ignorance and the destruction of genius. Ignorance has been responsible for more death, more bigotry, and more sin than any other force. It is the destroyer of mankind.”