Good Men Do The Most Harm.

During An Election Campaign The Air Is Full Of Speeches And Vice Versa.

No Man, However Strong, Can Serve Ten Years As Schoolmaster, Priest, Or Senator, And Remain Fit For Anything Else. All The Dogmatic Stations In Life Have The Effect Of Fixing A Certain Stiffness Of Attitude Forever, As Though They Mesmerised The Subject.

I Have Written Too Much History To Have Faith In It; And If Anyone Thinks I'm Wrong, I Am Inclined To Agree With Him.

Silence Alone Is Respectable And Respected. I Believe God To Be Silence.

At The Utmost, The Active-minded Young Man Should Ask Of His Teacher Only Mastery Of His Tools. The Young Man Himself, The Subject Of Education, Is A Certain Form Of Energy; The Object To Be Gained Is Economy Of His Force; The Training Is Partly The Clearing Away Of Obstacles, Partly The Direct Application Of Effort. Once Acquired, The Tools And Models May Be Thrown Away.