The Real People Of Genius Were Resolute

Most Expositions Of Aristotle's Doctrines, When They Have Not Been Dictated By A Spirit Of Virulent Detraction, Or Unsympathetic Indifference, Have Carefully Suppressed All, Or Nearly All, The Absurdities, And Only Retained What Seemed Plausible And Consistent. But In This Procedure Their Historical Significance Disappears.

It Is Not Enough That A Man Has Clearness Of Vision, And Reliance On Sincerity, He Must Also Have The Art Of Expression, Or He Will Remain Obscure.

Many A Genius Has Been Slow Of Growth. Oaks That Flourish For A Thousand Years Do Not Spring Up Into Beauty Like A Reed.

Books Minister To Our Knowledge, To Our Guidance, And To Our Delight, By Their Truth, Their Uprightness, And Their Art.

Pliny... Makes The Statement, And For Untrustworthiness Of Statement He Cannot Easily Be Surpassed.