Newspapers ... chronicle, with degrading avidity, the sins of the second-rate, and with the conscientiousness of the illiterate give us accurate and prosaic details of the doings of people of absolutely no interest whatsoever. The Critic as Artist
If thou would estimate thyself, put away wealth, land, honors; scrutinize thyself within. Day's Collacon
Inevitably, in the secret chemistry of the emotions the feeling of pity for a sick person is imperceptibly bound up with tenderness. Beware of Pity
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill. The Fellowship of the Ring
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