We Must Never Assume That Which Is

When A Man Fails To See The Truth Of Certain Generally Accepted Views, There Is No Law Compelling Him To Provoke Animosity By Announcing His Dissent.

He Who Is Ignorant Of Motion, Says Aristotle , Is Necessarily Ignorant Of All Natural Things. ...not Only Was He Entirely In The Dark Respecting The Laws, He Was Completely Wrong In His Conception Of The Nature Of Motion. ...he Thought That Every Body In Motion Naturally Tends To Rest.

It Is Always Understood As An Expression Of Condemnation When Anything In Literature Or Art Is Said To Be Done For Effect; And Yet To Produce An Effect Is The Aim And End Of Both.

Vehemence Without Feeling Is But Rant.

If The Members Of A Class Do Not Understand -- If Those Directly Addressed Fail To Listen, Or Listening, Fail To Recognize A Power In The Voice -- Surely The Fault Lies With The Speaker, Who, Having Attempted To Secure Their Attention And Enlighten Their Understandings, Has Failed In The Attempt.