An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it. It should be capable of shutting its doors sometimes, or it may be found a little draughty.

Such as take lodgings in a head That's to be let unfurnished.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

Happiness and misery depend not on how high up or low down you are - they depend not upon these, but on the direction in which you are tending

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or to wear on, in which latter case the