I'm a wise man, a dignified man. You'd be surprised if you knew how wise I am. I talked up the greatest gate in history and you overlooked that I had the ability to back it up.
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
