Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use these terms to indicate two central powers, from which all motives radiate, to which all influences converge.

The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

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