What Art was to the ancient world, Science is to the modern: the distinctive faculty. In the minds of men the useful has succeeded to the beautiful. Instead of the city of the Violet Crown, a Lancashire village has expanded into a mighty region of factories and warehouses. Yet, rightly understood, Manchester is as great a human exploit; as Athens.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.

Nature is stronger than education.

There is no greater sin than to be trop prononce.

Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

The age does not believe in great men, because it does not possess any.