The world abhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance. Yet a
slack hand shows weakness, a tight hand, strength.--_Charles Buxton._
~Education.~--Education gives fecundity of thought, copiousness of
illustration, quickness, vigor, fancy, words, images, and illustrations;
it decorates every common thing, and gives the power of trifling without
being undignified and absurd.--_Sydney Smith._