Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.
The newest books are those that never grow old.
A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.
Intuition is reason in a hurry.
Be contented, when you have got all you want.
Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man.