The Character Of False Wit Is That

In A Way, The Main Fault Of All Books Is That They Are Too Long.

And Where, On Earth, Dwell Hope And Truth? In Childhood's Uncorrupted Heart; Alas! Too Soon To Guileless Youth The World Doth Its Dark Code Impart!

Every Thought Is New When An Author Expresses It In A Manner Peculiar To Himself.

Our Errors And Our Controversies, In The Sphere Of Morality, Arise Sometimes From Looking On Men As Though They Could Be Altogether Bad, Or Altogether Good.

If Anyone Accuses Me Of Contradicting Myself, I Shall Reply; I Have Been Wrong Once Or More Often, However I Do Not Aspire To Be Always Wrong.