There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to starve.

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

Happy are the people whose annals are blank in history books

A book may be compared to your neighbor; if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignorance

He does not live in vain, who employs his wealth, his thought, his speech to advance the good of others.

The human mind must believe in something, so why not let it believe what it does believe.

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.