Whenever The Work Is Itself Light, It

Telegraphs Are Machines For Conveying Information Over Extensive Lines With Great Rapidity.

There Is, However, Another Purpose To Which Academies Contribute. When They Consist Of A Limited Number Of Persons, Eminent For Their Knowledge, It Becomes An Object Of Ambition To Be Admitted On Their List.

To Those Who Have Chosen The Profession Of Medicine, A Knowledge Of Chemistry, And Of Some Branches Of Natural History, And, Indeed, Of Several Other Departments Of Science, Affords Useful Assistance.

There Are Few Circumstances Which So Strongly Distinguish The Philosopher, As The Calmness With Which He Can Reply To Criticisms He May Think Undeservedly Severe.

I Have No Desire To Write My Own Biography, As Long As I Have Strength And Means To Do Better Work.