Genius is not a single power, but a combination of great powers. It reasons, but it is not reasoning; it judges, but it is not judgment; imagines, but it is not imagination; it feels deeply and fiercely, but it is not passion. It is neither, because it is all.
Edwin Percy WhippleGod is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.
Edwin Percy WhippleGrit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.
Edwin Percy WhippleEvery style formed elaborately on any model must be affected and straight-laced.
Edwin Percy Whipple