This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how great their other talents.

The result of my journey was to bring a certain mental peace. Where there had been chaos there was now order. My mind was at rest. I had a philosophy at last. The words of...

When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.

Not only had I got rid of the theology and the supernatural, but I had found the truth of evolution.

A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.