Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.

When blocked or defeated in an enterprise I had much at heart, I always turned immediately to another field of work where progress looked possible, biding my time for a chance to resume the obstructed road.

Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of the common life.

The fruit of liberal education is not learning, but the capacity and desire to learn, not knowledge, but power.

The Library is the heart of the University.

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

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.