How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.

The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.

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.