“Different men have different aptitudes, and this aptitude happens to be uncommon.” Recognising genuine differences in people's capacity for literary judgement · Introductory Lecture, University College London, 1892 Criticism Individuality Skill
“It is no good for a rhinoceros to hunt for fleas: he does not know where they are, and could not catch them if he did.” A comic image for the importance of sensitivity and aptitude · Lecture, The Application of Thought to Textual Criticism, 1921 Criticism Humour Skill
