I Had Only Ordinary Capacity But Extraordinary

The Southern Character Is Opposed To Haste. Safety Is Of More Worth Than Speed, And There Is No Hurry.

Let Us Secure Not Such Books As People Want, But Books Just Above Their Wants, And They Will Reach Up To Take What Is Put Out For Them.

The Phrase ‘popular Science’ Has In Itself A Touch Of Absurdity. That Knowledge Which Is Popular Is Not Scientific.

I Was Born, For Instance, Incapable Of Appreciating Music.

A Young Sailor Boy Came To See Me To-day. It Pleases Me To Have These Lads Seek Me On Their Return From Their First Voyage, And Tell Me How Much They Have Learned About Navigation.