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Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one
Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.
We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to read more
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.
The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious read more
The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body.
The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creature;But still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid feature:Yet ne'er with read more
The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creature;But still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid feature:Yet ne'er with wits profane to rangeBe complaisance extended;An atheist laugh's a poor exchangeFor deity offended. - Epistle to a Young Friend, An.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
One might speak to great length of the three corners of realitywhat was seen, what was thought to be seen, read more
One might speak to great length of the three corners of realitywhat was seen, what was thought to be seen, and what was thought ought to be seen.
