"A correct theory is the first step towards improvement, by showing what we need and what we might accomplish."

"One of the most important axioms is, that as the quantity of any commodity, for instance, plain food, which a man has…"

"You will perceive that economy, scientifically speaking, is a very contracted science; it is in fact a sort of vague …"

"but, in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science."

"When quite young I can remember I had no thought or wish of surpassing others. I was rather taken with a liking of li…"

"I used to think I should like to be a bookbinder or bookseller it seemed to me a most delightful trade and I wished o…"

"It was during the year 1851, while living almost unhappily among thoughtless, if not bad companions, in Gower Street …"

"I cannot consent with the Radical party to obliterate a glorious past, nor can I consent with the Conservatives to pr…"

"Pray accept my best thanks for your kindness in sending me a copy of your Memoir, and for the very courteous letter i…"

"Previous to the time of Pascal, who would have thought of measuring doubt and belief? Who could have conceived that t…"