We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

The intellectual life may be kept clean and healthful, if man will live the life of nature, and not import into his mind difficulties which are none of his.

Great men are more distinguished by range and extent than by originality.

The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure, that it is profane to seek to interpose helps.

The Greek epigram intimates that the force of love is not shown by the courting of beauty, but where the like desire is inflamed for one who is ill-favored.

No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

I look on trade and every mechanical craft as education also. But let me discriminate what is precious herein. There is in each ofthese works an act of invention, an intellectual step, or short series of steps taken; that act or step is the spiritual act; all the rest is mere repetition of the same a thousand times.