The First Thing A Great Person Does

If A Man Lose His Balance, And Immerse Himself In Any Trades Or Pleasures For Their Own Sake, He May Be A Good Wheel Or Pin, But He Is Not A Cultivated Man.

All The Great Ages Have Been Ages Of Belief.

In Talking With Scholars, I Observe That They Lost On Ruder Companions Those Years Of Boyhood Which Alone Could Give Imaginative Literature A Religious And Infinite Quality In Their Esteem.

Blame Is Safer Than Praise

When A Man Becomes A Conformist, He Is Sacrificing The Richness Of Independent Thinking.