There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for... - Henry Ward Beecher

"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"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."

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

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

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