Books Are The Quietest And Most Constant

Truth And Right Are Above Utility In All Realms Of Thought And Action.

One Could Get A First-class Education From A Shelf Of Books Five Feet Long.

The Fruit Of Liberal Education Is Not Learning, But The Capacity And Desire To Learn, Not Knowledge, But Power.

If I Had The Opportunity To Say A Fine Word To All The Young People Of America, It Would Be This: Don't Think Too Much About Yourselves. Try To Cultivate The Habit Of Thinking Of Others; This Will Reward You. Nourish Your Minds By Good Reading, Constant Reading. Discover What Your Lifework Is, Work In Which You Can Do Most Good, In Which You Can Be Happiest. Be Unafraid In All Things When You Know You Are In The Right.

I Recognize But One Mental Acquisition As A Necessary Part Of The Education Of A Lady Or Gentlemen, Namely, An Accurate And Refined Use Of The Mother Tongue.