Who said “If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.”?

“Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of ''speculation''; but which ought to be called Gambling.”

“The narrower the mind, the broader the statement.”

“When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four.”

“A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.”

“I never guess. It is a shocking habit -- destructive to the logical faculty.”

“Good temper is an estate for life.”

“We are not hypocrites in our sleep.”

“Prejudice is the child of ignorance.”

“As is our confidence, so is our capacity.”

“Grace in women has more effect than beauty.”

“The public have neither shame or gratitude.”