The Character Of Every Act Depends Upon

There Is One Gratification An Old Author Can Afford A Certain Class Of Critics; That Namely, Of Comparing Him As He Is With What He Was. It Is A Pleasure To Mediocrity To Have Its Superiors Brought Within Range.

No Generalization Is Wholly True—not Even This One.

A River Is More Than An Amenity, It Is A Treasure.

Be Willing To Commit Yourself To A Course, Perhaps A Long And Hard One, Without Being Able To Foresee Exactly Where You Will Come Out.

A Good Soldier, Like A Good Horse, Cannot Be Of A Bad Color.