The Wind Blows Out, The Bubble Dies;

It Is Very Grand To Die In Harness, But It Is Very Pleasant To Have The Tight Straps Unbuckled And The Heavy Collar Lifted From The Neck And Shoulders.

To Be Master Of Any Branch Of Knowledge, You Must Master Those Which Lie Next To It, And Thus To Know Anything You Must Know All.

Even For Practical Purposes Theory Generally Turns Out The Most Important Thing In The End.

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.

Life Is A Fatal Complaint, And An Eminently Contagious One.