The crystal sphere of thought is as concentrical as the geological structure of the globe. As our soils and rocks lie in strata, concentric strata, so do all men's thinkings run laterally, never vertically.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakenly meant for his ear; the profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader; the profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart.

The miracles of genius always rest on profound convictions which refuse to be analyzed.

Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.

Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.

Play out the game, act well your part, and if the gods have blundered, we will not.

When it is darkest, we can see the stars.