In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even the best woman is bad.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.

After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.