I Hate A Barnacle As No Man

My Mind Seems To Have Become A Kind Of Machine For Grinding General Laws Out Of Large Collections Of Facts.

I See No Good Reasons Why The Views Given In This Volume Should Shock The Religious Views Of Anyone.

In My Simplicity, I Remember Wondering Why Every Gentleman Did Not Become An Ornithologist.

Nature Will Tell You A Direct Lie If She Can.

It Is A Fatal Fault To Reason Whilst Observing, Though So Necessary Beforehand And So Useful Afterwards.