Appreciation, whether of nature, or books, or art, or men, depends very much on temperament. What is beauty or genius or greatness to one, is far from being so to another.

True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.

If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate are often more impressive and powerful than argument.

Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.