To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.
Melvil DeweyReading is a mighty engine, beside which steam and electricity sink into insignificance.
Melvil DeweyWomen can endure pain with fortitude, and they can perform monotonous tasks with patience.
Melvil DeweyThe time was when a library was very like a museum and the librarian a mouser among dusty books. The time is when the library is a school and the librarian in the highest sense a teacher.
Melvil Dewey