Philosophy Means The Complete Liberty Of The

What We Call Little Things Are Merely The Causes Of Great Things.

Materialism Coarsens And Petrifies Everything, Making Everything Vulgar, And Every Truth False.

Common Sense Is The Measure Of The Possible; It Is Composed Of Experience And Prevision; It Is Calculation Applied To Life.

Composition Is A Process Of Combination, In Which Thought Puts Together Complementary Truths, And Talent Fuses Into Harmony The Most Contrary Qualities Of Style. So That There Is No Composition Without Effort, Without Pain Even, As In All Bringing Forth. The Reward Is The Giving Birth To Something Living--something, That Is To Say, Which, By A Kind Of Magic, Makes A Living Unity Out Of Such Opposed Attributes As Orderliness And Spontaneity, Thought And Imagination, Solidity And Charm.

Kindness Is Gladdening The Hearts Of Those Who Are Traveling The Dark Journey With Us.