Quote #23253
For truth is precious and divine Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
Quote #13831
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who...
Quote #10348
Eventually, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes.
Quote #12545
It becomes a bore doing imaginative books that do not touch imaginations, and at...
Quote #15353
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge...
Quote #9790
When the destroyer comes, his first act will be to destroy all the books.
Quote #16390
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows...
Quote #29556
The Yale president must be a Yale man. Not too far to the right,...
Quote #4622
There is always something new out of Africa.
Quote #1845
Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food...