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

We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our vices; but only the very honest will admit this.

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

Originality is only variation.

Pedantry is the dotage of knowledge.

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

The possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.