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.

All great authors are seers.

A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.

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

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

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

Personal experience is the basis of all real literature.