1819-1886, American Essayist
An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Reason]
Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Books and Reading]
Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Cheerfulness]
In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Action]
Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Irony]
Knowledge, like religion, must be ''experienced'' in order to be known.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Knowledge]
Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Soul]
Where ever you find humor, you find pathos close by it side.
Edwin P. Whipple – [Humor]