Strength Is Natural, But Grace

Men Must Be Either The Slaves Of Duty, Or The Slaves Of Force.

The Art Of Saying Well What One Thinks Is Different From The Faculty Of Thinking. The Latter May Be Very Deep And Lofty And Far- Reaching, While The Former Is Altogether Wanting.

Necessity May Render A Doubtful Act Innocent, But It Cannot Make It Praiseworthy

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.

Slander Is The Solace Of Malignity.