A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.

Most men have more courage than even they themselves think they have.

The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens. There is therefore, something in true beauty that corresponds with right reason, and is not the mere creation of fancy.

Penetration seems a kind of inspiration; it gives me an idea of prophecy.

If our efforts with the publisher fail then I shall certainly ask our Education Secretary (Ruth Kelly) to intervene.

A book containing this offensive poem should not be included in any textbook,