Genuine Historical Knowledge Requires Nobility Of Character,

To Find Everything Profound - That Is An Inconvenient Trait. It Makes One Strain One's Eyes All The Time, And In The End One Finds More Than One Might Have Wished.

As Though "the Truth" Were Such An Innocent And Incompetent Creature As To Require Protectors!

We Must Take Precautions Against Being Prematurely Honed Sharp--since At The Same Time We Are Being Prematurely Honed Thin.

Enduring Habits I Hate.... Yes, At The Very Bottom Of My Soul I Feel Grateful To All My Misery And Bouts Of Sickness And Everything About Me That Is Imperfect, Because This Sort Of Thing Leaves Me With A Hundred Backdoors Through Which I Can Escape From Enduring Habits.

Curiosity Creeps Into The Houses Of The Unfortunate And The Needy Under The Name Of Duty Or Of Pity.