A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.

Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Education begins by teaching children to read and ends by making most of them hate reading.

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Suffer fools gladly; they may be right.