Before Using A Fine Word,

Proverbs May Be Said To Be The Abridgment Of Wisdom.

Professional Critics Are Incapable Of Distinguishing And Appreciating Either Diamonds In The Rough Or Gold In Bars. They Are Traders, And In Literature Know Only The Coins That Are Current. Their Critical Lab Has Scales And Weights, But Neither Crucible Or Touchstone.

How Many People Make Themselves Abstract To Appear Profound. The Most Useful Part Of Abstract Terms Are The Shadows They Create To Hide A Vacuum.

There Is In The Soul A Taste For The Good, Just As There Is In The Body An Appetite For Enjoyment.

Genius Begins Great Works; Labor Alone Finishes Them.