The Noblest Service Comes From Nameless Hands;

Blood Is A Destiny. One's Genius Descends In The Stream From Long Lines Of Ancestry.

To An Imagination Of Any Scope The Most Far Reaching Form Of Power Is Not Money, It Is The Command Of Ideas

Detached Reflection Cannot Be Demanded In The Presence Of An Uplifted Knife.

Science Is The Topography Of Ignorance. From A Few Elevated Points We Triangulate Vast Spaces, Inclosing Infinite Unknown Details. We Cast The Lead, And Draw Up A Little Sand From Abysses We May Never Reach With Our Dredges.

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.