These people being of a sharp and acute intellect, and gifted with a rich and powerful understanding, excel in whatever studies they pursue, and are more quick and cunning than the other inhabitants of a western clime.
“It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.”
“It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.”