We are not won by arguments that we can analyse, but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself. - Samuel Butler

The mere fact that a thought or idea can be expressed articulately in words involves that it is still open to question; and the mere fact that a difficulty can be definitely conceived involves that it is open to solution.

A man's style in any art should be like his dress — it should attract as little attention as possible.

Our choice is apparently most free, and we are least obviously driven to determine our course, in those cases where the future is most obscure, that is, when the balance of advantage appears most doubtful.