An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on boring future generations

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.