It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that det... - Henry Ward Beecher

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child."

"‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."

"Now comes the mystery! (last words)"

"We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning."