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

Book-love, I say again, lasts throughout life, it never flags or fails, but, like Beauty itself, is a joy forever.

Genius is intuition on fire.

Genius is initiative on fire.

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

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

Originality is only variation.