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Charles William Eliot Quotes: Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.
         

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.


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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.

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Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of the common life.

Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of the common life.



The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible to-day.

The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible to-day.



Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.

Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.



The fruit of liberal education is not learning, but the capacity and desire to learn, not knowledge, but power.

The fruit of liberal education is not learning, but the capacity and desire to learn, not knowledge, but power.



Liberal education develops a sense of right, duty and honor; and more and more in the modern world, large business rests on rectitude and honor as well as on good judgment.

Liberal education develops a sense of right, duty and honor; and more and more in the modern world, large business rests on rectitude and honor as well as on good judgment.



The Library is the heart of the University.

The Library is the heart of the University.



There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.

There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.



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.

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.





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