When people talk to us about others, they are usually dull. When they talk to us about themselves, they are nearly always interesting.

There was never a century nor a country that was short of experts who knew the Deity's mind and were willing to reveal it.

事情过后议论别人，身在局外议论局内人，是做学问的人最容易犯的毛病。在事后议论别人，往往将聪明人说得极其愚笨；身在局外议论局内的人，往往将困难的事情说得极其容易，这两种毛病都是由待人不忠诚、不宽容而引起的。