Your library is your portrait.

Your readiest desire is your path to joy... even if it destroys you.

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

The newest books are those that never grow old.

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

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

Intuition is reason in a hurry.