A Temperate Style Is Alone Classical.

Professional Critics Are Incapable Of Distinguishing And Appreciating Either Diamonds In The Rough Or Gold In Bars. They Are Traders, And In Literature Know Only The Coins That Are Current. Their Critical Lab Has Scales And Weights, But Neither Crucible Or Touchstone.

In The Commerce Of Language Use Only Coin Of Gold And Silver.

The Ordinary True, Or Purely Real, Cannot Be The Object Of The Arts. Illusion On A Ground Of Truth,--that Is The Secret Of The Fine Arts.

Before You Use A Fancy Word, Make Room For It.

The Breath Of The Mind Is Attention.