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!

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.

There is an innate decorum in man, and it is not fair to thrust Truth upon people when they don't expect it. Only the very generous are ready for Truth impromptu.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh.

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.