"Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind."
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results."
"I'm bored with it all. - Last Words"
"Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind."
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
"It's no use saying, "We are doing our best."You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."