哪里有喧哗，哪里就没有真正的知识。

关于爱情最悲哀的事情不仅是它不能永远持续，而且心碎很快就会被遗忘。

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives.

"A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out."

我不断看到生活中的人崛起，他们不是最聪明的有时甚至不是最勤奋的。但他们是学习机器；他们每天晚上睡觉时都比起床时聪明一点。

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

最好的事业往往吸引最糟糕的倡导者。

Success is not a destination, but a process of continuous improvement.