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

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

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

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

The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible to-day.

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world

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.