[something] Does Not Rise To The Dignity

Ideally, We Should Like To Define A Good Book As One Which 'permits, Invites, Or Compels' Good Reading

Devils Are Depicted With Bats' Wings And Good Angels With Birds' Wings, Not Because Anyone Holds That Moral Deterioration Would Be Likely To Turn Feathers Into Membrane, But Because Most Men Like Birds Better Than Bats.

Precisely Because We Cannot Predict The Moment, We Must Be Ready At All Moments.

Disobedience To Conscience Is Voluntary; Bad Poetry, On The Other Hand, Is Usually Not Made On Purpose.

If We Let Ourselves, We Shall Always Be Waiting For Some Distraction Or Other To End Before We Can Really Get Down To Our Work.