Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but while their companions slept they were toiling upward in the night.
Therefore trust to thy heart and to what the world calls illusions.
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry an inquiry I trust not merely speculative but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.
