Melancholy Is As Seductive As

Analysis Is More Likely To Adjust Evidence Than To Adjust Itself.

A Moment Of Eloquence Enthralls Us. An Hour's Worth Leaves Us Stupefied.

Pessimists Fear Becoming The Dupes Of Hope. Optimists Enjoy Hope's Company, And Consider Being Duped No Great Matter.

Successful Innovations Become Conventions.

Abyss-mongering Makes Professors And Poets Feel Daring.