Oflogic，anditslimits，andusesandabuses，thereweremuchtobesaidandexamined;onefact，however，whichchieflyconcernsushere，haslongbeenfamiliar:thatthemanoflogicandthemanofinsight;theReasonerandtheDiscoverer，orevenKnower，arequiteseparable，—indeed，formostpart，quiteseparatecharacters。Inpracticalmatters，forexample，hasitnotbecomealmostproverbialthatthemanoflogiccannotprosper？Thisishewhombusiness—peoplecallSystematicandTheoriserandWord—monger;hisvitalintellectualforceliesdormantorextinct，hiswholeforceismechanical，conscious:ofsuchaoneitisforeseenthat，whenonceconfrontedwiththeinfinitecomplexitiesoftherealworld，hislittlecompacttheoremoftheworldwillbefoundwanting;thatunlesshecanthrowitoverboardandbecomeanewcreature，hewillnecessarilyfounder。Nay，inmereSpeculationitself，themostineffectualofallcharacters，generallyspeaking，isyourdialecticman—at—arms;werehearmedcap—a—pieinsyllogisticmailofproof，andperfectmasteroflogic—fence，howlittledoesitavailhim！ConsidertheoldSchoolmen，andtheirpilgrimagetowardsTruth:thefaithfulestendeavour，incessantunweariedmotion，oftengreatnaturalvigour:onlynoprogress:
nothingbutanticfeatsofonelimbpoisedagainsttheother;theretheybalanced，somersetted，andmadepostures;atbestgyratedswiftlywithsomepleasure，likeSpinningDervishes，andendedwheretheybegan。Soisit，sowillitalwaysbe，withallSystem—makersandbuildersoflogicalcard—castles;
ofwhichclassacertainremnantmust，ineveryage，astheydoinourown，surviveandbuild。Logicisgood，butitisnotthebest。TheIrrefragableDoctor，withhischainsofinduction，hiscorollaries，dilemmasandothercunninglogicaldiagramsandapparatus，willcastyouabeautifulhoroscope，andspeakreasonablethings;neverthelessyourstolenjewel，whichyouwantedhimtofindyou，isnotforthcoming。Oftenbysomewingedword，wingedasthethunderboltis，ofaLuther，aNapoleon，aGoethe，shallweseethedifficultysplitasunder，anditssecretlaidbare;whiletheIrrefragable，withallhislogicaltools，hewsatit，andhoversroundit，andfindsitonallhandstoohardforhim。
Again，inthedifferencebetweenOratoryandRhetoric，asindeedeverywhereinthatsuperiorityofwhatiscalledtheNaturalovertheArtificial，wefindasimilarillustration。TheOratorpersuadesandcarriesallwithhim，heknowsnothow;theRhetoriciancanprovethatheoughttohavepersuadedandcarriedallwithhim:theoneisinastateofhealthyunconsciousness，asifhe\'hadnosystem\';theother，invirtueofregimenanddieteticpunctuality，feelsatbestthat\'hissystemisinhighorder。\'Sostandsit，inshort，withalltheformsofIntellect，whetherasdirectedtothefindingoftruth，ortothefitimpartingthereof;toPoetry，toEloquence，todepthofInsight，whichisthebasisofboththese;alwaysthecharacteristicofrightperformanceisacertainspontaneity，anunconsciousness;\'thehealthyknownotoftheirhealth，butonlythesick。\'Sothattheoldpreceptofthecritic，ascrabbedasitlookedtohisambitiousdisciple，mightcontaininitamostfundamentaltruth，applicabletousall，andinmuchelsethanLiterature:\"Wheneveryouhavewrittenanysentencethatlooksparticularlyexcellent，besuretoblotitout。\"
Inlikemanner，undermilderphraseology，andwithameaningpurposelymuchwider，alivingThinkerhastaughtus:\'OftheWrongwearealwaysconscious，oftheRightnever。\'