Moderation consists in being moved as angels are moved.
The mind's direction is more important than its progress.
The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.
We live in an age in which superfluous ideas abound and essential ideas are lacking.
A thought is a thing as real as a cannonball.
Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only the coins that are current. Their critical lab has scales and weights, but neither crucible or touchstone.