Genius Is Initiative On Fire.

Books Are Never Out Of Humour; Never Envious Or Jealous, They Answer All Questions With Readiness; ... They Teach Us How To Live And How To Die; They Dispel Melancholy By Their Mirth, And Amuse By Their Wit; They Prepare The Soul To Suffer Everything And Desire Nothing; They Introduce Us To Ourselves.

We Are More Inclined To Regret Our Virtues Than Our Vices; But Only The Very Honest Will Admit This.

People Who Want To Be Amused Have Lost The Art Of Living.

The Poor Are The Only Consistent Altruists; They Sell All They Have And Give It To The Rich.

Book-love, I Say Again, Lasts Throughout Life, It Never Flags Or Fails, But, Like Beauty Itself, Is A Joy Forever.