Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or, if that is impossible, let us say too pronounced, an opinion of t….

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend..

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood..

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose..

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benef….

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the abo….

It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the ….

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far a….

I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side..

It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered, or treate….

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have h….

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as many small one….

One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that any embarrass….

How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords….

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon i….

In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature..

The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up….

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not….

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences ….

Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit..

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself ….