One could get a first-class education from a shelf of books five feet long.

Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.

There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.

Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.

One could get a first-class education from a shelf of books five feet long.

If I had the opportunity to say a fine word to all the young people of America, it would be this: Don't think too much about yourselves. Try to cultivate the habit of thinking of others; this will reward you. Nourish your minds by good reading, constant reading. Discover what your lifework is, work in which you can do most good, in which you can be happiest. Be unafraid in all things when you know you are in the right.

I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of the mother tongue.