The Real People Of Genius Were Resolute

Books Have Become Our Dearest Companions, Yielding Exquisite Delights And Inspiring Lofty Aims.

If I Advance New Views In Philosophy Or Theology, I Cannot Expect To Have Many Adherents Among Minds Altogether Unprepared For Such Views; Yet It Is Certain That Even Those Who Most Fiercely Oppose Me Will Recognize The Power Of My Voice If It Is Not A Mere Echo; And The Very Novelty Will Challenge Attention, And At Last Gain Adherents If My Views Have Any Real Insight.

The History Of The Race Is But That Of The Individual "writ Large".

Heart And Brain Are The Two Lords Of Life. In The Metaphors Of Ordinary Speech And In The Stricter Language Of Science, We Use These Terms To Indicate Two Central Powers, From Which All Motives Radiate, To Which All Influences Converge.

Books Minister To Our Knowledge, To Our Guidance, And To Our Delight, By Their Truth, Their Uprightness, And Their Art.