The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way to be sure is to rub each clump between your thumb and index finger, which makes a mess of your hands.

Friends are lights in winter; the older the friend, the brighter the light.

Live in the past, but don't remember too much.

Anytime you make a person into something other than himself, you make a monster.

A library should be like a pair of open arms.

The God worth worshipping is the one who pays us the compliment of self - regulation, and we might return it by minding our own business.

Uncle Scrooge preferred to let the poor die "and decrease the surplus population." Scrooge may not have had God on his side, but his arithmetic was impeccable.