A Noble Man Is Led

Know Thyself? If I Knew Myself I Would Run Away.

Perseverance Is A Silent Power That Grows Irresistibly Greater With Time.

One Cannot Develop Taste From What Is Of Average Quality But Only From The Very Best.

And I Like Those Authors Best Whose Scenes Describe My Own Situation In Life-- And The Friends Who Are About Me Whose Stories Touch Me With Interest, From Resembling My Own Homely Existence.

It Is A Great Error To Take Oneself For More Than One Is, Or For Less Than One Is Worth.