“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.”
“Books are like a mirror. If an ass looks in, you can't expect an angel to look out.”
“A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.”
“When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.”
“If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.”
“In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.”