"Opinion crowns with an imperial voice...." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“A noble shalt thou have, and present pay;And liquor likewise will I give to thee,And friendship shall combine, and brotherhood.”

“Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on his back.”

“There is no creature loves me;And if I die, no soul will pity me.”

“I am sorry for those that disagree with me because I know that they are wrong.”

“Whence proceeds this weight we layOn what detracting people say?Their utmost malice cannot makeYour head, or tooth, or finger ache;Nor spoil your shapes, distort your face,Or put one feature out of place.”

“The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.”

“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.”

“For, truly speaking, whoever provokes me to a good act or thought has given me a pledge of his fidelity to virtue,--he has come under the bonds to adhere to that cause to which we are jointly attached.”

“I am not willing to be drawn further into the toils. I cannot accede to the acceptance of gifts upon terms which take the educational policy of the university out of the hands of the Trustees and Faculty and permit it to be determined by those who give money.”