You have to show respect for the sword for the audience to believe it.

You have to show respect for the sword for the audience to believe it.

There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them.

There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them.

He'll never change. He thinks he's invincible. I feel sorry for his girlfriend because he will always stray.

He'll never change. He thinks he's invincible. I feel sorry for his girlfriend because he will always stray.

Markets were primed for worrying about risk - equities, bonds and currencies too.

Markets were primed for worrying about risk - equities, bonds and currencies too.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

He describes himself as a mild depressive, and he goes through just terrible suffering, much of it self-generated. And yet read more

He describes himself as a mild depressive, and he goes through just terrible suffering, much of it self-generated. And yet he's also an extremely buoyant person who finds a great deal in life to entertain and instruct and amuse him. He has a kind of vivacity about him. He's very funny, and he's very obsessed with certain themes.

If you have a long-term perspective, you don't react to every piece of news.

If you have a long-term perspective, you don't react to every piece of news.

We don't think we need this stuff, but we work hard during the school year, so we reward ourselves.

We don't think we need this stuff, but we work hard during the school year, so we reward ourselves.

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.