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

The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

All great authors are seers.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

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