I have you and even if we never meet or ever see each other, we have left our thumbprints in the thick, moist clay of each other's lives.
Hugh ElliotConsequently, the first thing to be done in any search after philosophic principles is to travel over the special sciences with a view to extracting from them such information as is relevant to our purpose.
Hugh ElliotWhen a miracle happens, even if not to you, its nature is to naturally expand. You can almost feel the warmth on your face.
Hugh ElliotEither the distances betweem the distant quarters of the globe are diminished, or you have extended the powers of human action.
Hugh Elliot