The only cure for grief is action.
From George Henry Lewes
We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.
The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.
Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families.
Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress.
Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.
A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
Science is not addressed to poets.
If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.
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