Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

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.

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

In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose being pleasure.

The only cure for grief is action.

All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.

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.