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

"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."

"Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."

"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."