Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.
The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.
A great work always leaves us in a state of musing.
Centuries have not worm-eaten the solidity of this ancient furniture of the mind.
Literary friendship is a sympathy not of manners, but of feelings.