“Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. ”
“Giving the cat a name, like marriage, is not an easy thing. Soon I experienced the selection of name for a baby, a dog, a book, a warship, a sports team, even the king, the pope or a hurricane is just child's play compared to the selection of the cat's name.”
“A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.”
“In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you”
“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.”