“The mind which is most capable of receiving impressions is very often the least capable of drawing conclusions.”
“Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.”
“Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good.”
“Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.”
“The act of praying is the very highest energy of which the human mind is capable; praying, that is, with the total concentration of the faculties. The great mass of worldly men and of learned men are absolutely incapable of prayer.”
“Pardon me, dear human self, capable of the most heinous degradation, capable of soaring.”