It Is Characteristic Of Genius To Be

Self-denial Is Taught Much Better By Inspiring The Love Of Our Neighbor, Than By The Prohibition Of Innocent Comforts And Pleasures. Spirituality Is Much Better Taught By Making Spiritual Things The Objects Of Supreme Desire, Than By Commanding An Ostentatious Avoidance Of The Enjoyments Of Life.

I Have Suffered, Like Other Writers, From Indolence, Irresolution, Distaste To My Work, Absence Of 'inspiration,' And All That: But I Have Also Found That Sitting Down, However Reluctantly, With The Pen In My Hand, I Have Never Worked For One Quarter Of An Hour Without Finding Myself In Full Train.

[on Being Deaf:] We Must Struggle For Whatever May Be Had, Without Encroaching On The Comfort Of Others.

I Loved, As I Still Love, The Most Monotonous Life Possible.

The Progression Of Emancipation Of Any Class Usually, If Not Always, Takes Place Through The Efforts Of Individuals Of That Class.