Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.

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.

I have a conviction that a few weeks spent in a well organized summer camp may be of more value educationally than a whole year of formal school work.

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.

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.

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.

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

It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.

There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror.

Fox News never calls up Bobby Seale to articulate a stance in opposition to right-wing conservatives. To me, giving the New Black Panthers a platform on Fox is a subtle tactic to scare people.

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest.

One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

I often tell my clients they should do at least 30 percent of all their reading outside their own field. This will give them perspective and knowledge that will make them more interesting.

I can still memory - taste the fresh buttermilk pancakes and hot buttermilk biscuits - both made with lard! - that were cooked on the top, or in the oven, of that ancient iron stove.