He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite and flatterer

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.

Active Evil is better than Passive Good.

There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

I care not whether a man is good or evil; all that I care / Is whether he is a wise man or a fool. Go! put off holiness, / And put on intellect.

The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: The bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good one really does.