A home without books is a body without soul.

The remembrance of past misery is sweet.

What is dishonestly got vanishes in profligacy.

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.

In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.