It was no human life that was involved in the matter, for that only is a human life which is a humane life.

There are too many men and women there is too little Humanity. ... There is a dearth of understanding, of nakedness of spirit. All of us are over-dressed no man knows what heart beats in his neighbour's bosom.

it may be said that children are but newly-issued editions of old compositions, re-bound and corrected, with fresh introductions, modern print and headpieces, but the text is that of former editions handed down from generation to generation.

[B]y far the larger number of the dreams... occurred towards dawn sometimes even, after sunrise, during a second sleep. A condition of fasting, united, possibly, with some subtle magnetic or other atmospheric state, seems therefore to be that most open to impressions of the kind.