Lately We Have Had Many Losses.

Fear Of The Future Is Worse Than One's Present Fortune.

When Defeat Is Inevitable, It Is Wisest To Yield.

The Obscurity Of A Writer Is Generally In Proportion To His Incapacity.

Consequently The Student Who Is Devoid Of Talent Will Derive No More Profit From This Work Than Barren Soil From A Treatise On Agriculture.

It Seldom Happens That A Premature Shoot Of Genius Ever Arrives At Maturity.