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

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."

"‎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."

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

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

"It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage."