Science is not addressed to poets.

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.

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

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

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.