It is only people of small stature who have to stand on their dignity.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

A sense of the value of time... is an essential preliminary to efficient work; it is the only method of avoiding hurry.

As a rule people don't collect books; they let books collect themselves.

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.

The makers of literature are those who have seen and felt the miraculous interestingness of the universe. If you have formed...literary taste...your life will be one long ecstasy of denying that the world is a dull place.

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected.