Endeavour To Be Faithful, And If There

It Is Not Enough That A Man Has Clearness Of Vision, And Reliance On Sincerity, He Must Also Have The Art Of Expression, Or He Will Remain Obscure.

The Object Of Literature Is To Instruct, To Animate, Or To Amuse.

To Some Men Popularity Is Always Suspicious. Enjoying None Themselves, They Are Prone To Suspect The Validity Of Those Attainments Which Command It.

There Are Occasions When The Simplest And Fewest Words Surpass In Effect All The Wealth Of Rhetorical Amplification.

The Art Of Writing Is Not, As Many Seem To Imagine, The Art Of Bringing Fine Phrases Into Rhythmical Order, But The Art Of Placing Before The Reader Intelligible Symbols Of The Thoughts And Feelings In The Writer's Mind.