Cleanse the fountain if you would purify the streams.
The richest minds need not large libraries.
Dignity of manner always conveys a sense of reserved force.
Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience
Our favorites are few; since only what rises from the heart reaches it, being caught and carried on the tongues of men wheresoever love and letters journey.
Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.