A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.

Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol; and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.