We must follow the old authorities and precedents in criminal matters.

I shall attack Chemistry, like a Shark.

Men of humor are always in some degree men of genius; wits are rarely so, although a man of genius may, amongst other gifts, possess wit, as Shakespeare.

Painting is the intermediate somewhat between a thought and a thing.

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted nonsense give to a hard working man

Method means primarily a way or path of transit. From this we are to understand that the first idea of method is a progressive transition from one step to another in any course. If in the right course, it will be the true method; if in the wrong, we cannot hope to progress.

An orphan's curse would drag to hell, a spirit from on high; but oh! more horrible than that, is a curse in a dead man's eye!