There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be…

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are...

General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are...

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility.

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted...

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted...

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no...

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no...

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.

In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.

Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They...

Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They...

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.

He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope.

Love is the admiration and cherishing of the amiable qualities of the beloved person, upon...

Love is the admiration and cherishing of the amiable qualities of the beloved person, upon...

Facts are not truths; they are not conclusions; they are not even premises, but in...

Facts are not truths; they are not conclusions; they are not even premises, but in...

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a...

The most happy marriage I can imagine to myself would be the union of a...

Marriage is a mutual admiration society where one person is always right, the other is...

Marriage is a mutual admiration society where one person is always right, the other is...

Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law

Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law