When one sense has been bribed the others readily bear false witness. - John Lancaster Spalding

There are who mistake the spirit of pugnacity for the spirit of piety, and thus harbor a devil instead of an angel.

States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.

If science were nothing more than the best means of teaching the love of the simple fact, the indispensable need of verification, of careful and accurate observation and statement, its value would be of the highest order.