Knowledge was meant to be shared.

Our libraries are not cloisters for an elite. They are for the people, and if they are not used, the fault belongs to those who do not take advantage of their wealth.

A little rest and meditation often saves a lot of riding over rough country.

The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.

The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture.

Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it.

One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives.