Nations Touch At Their Summits.

One Of The Greatest Pains To Human Nature Is The Pain Of A New Idea.

The Maxim Of Science Is Simply That Of Common Sense-simple Cases First; Begin With Seeing How The Main Force Acts When There Is As Little As Possible To Impede It, And When You Thoroughly Comprehend That, Add To It In Succession The Separate Effects Of Each Of The Incumbering And Interfering Agencies.

The Being Without An Opinion Is So Painful To Human Nature That Most People Will Leap To A Hasty Opinion Rather Than Undergo It.

The Peculiar Essence Of Our Banking System Is An Unprecedented Trust Between Man And Man. And When That Trust Is Much Weakened By Hidden Causes, A Small Accident May Greatly Hurt It, And A Great Accident For A Moment May Almost Destroy It.

A Slight Daily Unconscious Luxury Is Hardly Ever Wanting To The Dwellers In Civilization; Like The Gentle Air Of A Genial Climate, It Is A Perpetual Minute Enjoyment.