“An empty desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.”

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”

“Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

“True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, in the enjoyment of one's self, and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.”

“I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.”

“Senyum bagi manusia adalah ibarat cahaya matahari bagi bunga.Kelihatannya sepele, tetapi apabila disebarkan sepanjang hidup, manfaatnya tidak bisa dihitung.”