“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid
“Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing
“The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have
“Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.