“It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.”

“We are so overwhelmed with quantities of books, that we hardly realize any more that a book can be valuable, valuable like a jewel, or a lovely picture, into which you can look deeper and deeper and get a more profound experience very time. It is far, far better to read one book six times, at intervals, than to read six several books.”

“We should believe in quality of books rather than quantity of books.”

“Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.”

“private loans will utilize existing resources and capital far better than government loans. Government loans will waste far more capital and resources than private loans. Government loans, in short, as compared with private loans, will reduce production, not increase it.”

“Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.”