The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.

From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance.

Men talk of "finding God," but no wonder it is difficult; He is hidden in that darkest hiding-place, your heart. You yourself are a part of Him.

It's a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then, like an hour-glass, to let the particles run the other way.

The censure of a dog is something no man can stand.

Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.

A doctor is advertised by the bodies he cures. My business is advertised by the minds I stimulate. And let me tell you that the book business is different from other trades. People don't know they want books. I can see just by looking at you that your mind is ill for lack of books but you are blissfully unaware of it!