All Of Us Have Life; Few Of

It Is Commonly The Personal Character Of A Writer Which Gives Him His Public Significance. It Is Not Imparted By His Genius. Napoleon Said Of Corneille, "were He Living I Would Make Him A King;" But He Did Not Read Him. He Read Racine, Yet He Said Nothing Of The Kind Of Racine.

Names Are But Noise And Smoke, Obscuring Heavenly Light.

A Useless Life Is An Early Death.

The Style Of An Author Is A Faithful Copy Of His Mind.

Self-knowledge Comes From Knowing Other Men.