"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
"It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship."
"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one."
"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child."
"All words are pegs to hang ideas on."