Sir W. Temple (1826-1902)

Sir W. Temple

Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet, was a British colonial administrator in the 19th-century India, who served as Governor of Bombay from 1877 to 1880.

Quotes

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.