Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

The great desire of this age is for a doctrine which may serve to condense our knowledge, guide our researches, and shape our lives, so that conduct may really be the consequence of belief

The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.