“The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.”

“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”

“The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.”

“There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road.”

“Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.”

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