If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it... - Abraham Lincoln

"A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones."

"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

"I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me."

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."