“Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.”

“What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.”

“Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears.”

“Study hard, for the well is deep, and our brains are shallow.”

“My God, the corruptions of literature. It put all these notions into our heads.”

“To live among such excellent helps as our libraries afford, to have so many silent wise companions whenever we please.”

“We fear to trust our wings. We plume and feather them, but dare not throw our weight upon them. We cling too often to the perch.”