He Who Could Foresee Affairs

Necessity Dispenseth With Decorum.

Histories Are As Perfect As The Historian Is Wise, And Is Gifted With An Eye And A Soul.

The True University Of These Days Is A Collection Of Books.

Genuine Work Alone, What Thou Workest Faithfully, That Is Eternal, As The Almighty Founder And World-builder Himself.

Our Works Are The Mirror Wherein The Spirit First Sees Its Natural Lineaments. Hence, Too, The Folly Of That Impossible Precept, Know Theyself; Till It Be Translated Into This Partially Possible One, Know What Thou Canst Work At.