At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can.

The more you wish to be, the wiser you are; while the wish to have is apt to be foolish in proportion to its largeness.

To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of Heaven, - the Silver Stream.

The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.