He Is The Purest Figure

Mediocrity Is Now, As Formerly, Dangerous, Commonly Fatal, To The Poet; But Among Even The Successful Writers Of Prose, Those Who Rise Sensibly Above It Are The Very Rarest Exceptions.

Man Is To Be Trained Chiefly By Studying And By Knowing Man.

Be Thorough In All You Do; And Remember That Although Ignorance Often May Be Innocent, Pretension Is Always Despicable.

Censure And Criticism Never Hurt Anybody. If False, They Can't Hurt You Unless You Are Wanting In Manly Character; And If True, They Show A Man His Weak Points, And Forewarn Him Against Failure And Trouble.

The Errors Of Former Times Are Recorded For Our Instruction In Order That We May Avoid Their Repition.