His description of himself was of "A superficial intelligence, which has touched on too many subjects to have allowed time to explore any in depth... A dare-devil, always on the lookout for currents to swim against, oblivious of public opinion, irreconcilably opposed to any sign of law and order. A jack-of-all-trades who smiles out of the corner of his mouth and snarls with the other, coarse enough to call things by their real names, and people too - never one to miss the chance to talk of rope in the house of a hanged man." It was his description of himself.
Memories du Geant, 1864
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