The Choice Of A Topic Which Will

The Perfectly Natural Thing To Do With An Unreadable Book Is To Give It Away; And The Publication, For More Than A Quarter Of A Century, Of Volumes Which Fulfilled This One Purpose And No Other Is A Pleasant Proof, If Proof Were Needed, Of The Business Principles Which Underlay The Enlightened Activity Of Publishers.

Every Misused Word Revenges Itself Forever Upon A Writer's Reputation.

The Labors Of The True Critic Are More Essential To The Author, Even, Than To The Reader.

The Dog Is Guided By Kindly Instinct To The Man Or Woman Whose Heart Is Open To His Advances. The Cat Often Leaves The Friend Who Courts Her, To Honor, Or To Harass, The Unfortunate Mortal Who Shudders At Her Unwelcome Caresses.

The Clear-sighted Do Not Rule The World, But They Sustain And Console It.