Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heav... - Henry Ward Beecher

"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope."

"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."

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

"Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low."