And Silence, Like A Poultice, Comes To

Under Bad Manners, As Under Graver Faults, Lies Very Commonly An Overestimate Of Our Special Individuality, As Distinguished From Our Generic Humanity.

It Is Perfectly Easy To Be Original By Violating The Laws Of Decency And The Canons Of Good Taste.

But When Men Have Realized That Time Has Upset Many Fighting Faiths, They May Come To Believe...that The Best Test Of Truth Is The Power Of The Thought To Get Itself Accepted In The Competition Of The Market... That At Any Rate Is The Theory Of Our Constitution.

The Greatest Act Of Faith Is When A Man Understands He Is Not God.

Knowledge-it Excites Prejudices To Call It Science-is Advancing As Irresistibly, As Majestically, As Remorselessly As The Ocean Moves In Upon The Shore.