It is not true that a man can believe or disbelieve what he will. But it is certain that an active desire to find any proposition true will unconsciously tend to that result by dismissing importunate suggestions which run counter to the belief, and welcoming those which favor it. The psychological law, that we only see what interests us, and only assimilate what is adapted to our condition, causes the mind to select its evidence.

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.

The public can only be really moved by what is genuine.

Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.

Ideas are forces; our acceptance of one determines our reception of others.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

All great authors are seers.