False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.
“All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work.”
“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.”