“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”
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Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely for science is but one.