It Is Easy To Criticize

If Children Had Teachers For Judgment And Eloquence Just As They Have For Languages, If Their Memory Was Exercised Less Than Their Energy Or Their Natural Genius, If Instead Of Deadening Their Vivacity Of Mind We Tried To Elevate The Free Scope And Impulse Of Their Souls, What Might Not Result From A Fine Disposition? As It Is, We Forget That Courage, Or Love Of Truth And Glory Are The Virtues That Matter Most In Youth; And Our One Endeavour Is To Subdue Our Children's Spirits, In Order To Teach Them That Dependence And Suppleness Are The First Laws Of Success In Life.

It Is Easy To Criticize An Author, But Difficult To Appreciate Him.

The Light Of The Dawn Is Not So Sweet As The First Glimpses Of Fame.

Clarity Is The Counterbalance Of Profound Thoughts.

Activity Makes More Men's Fortunes Than Cautiousness.