A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and weakness, his prejudices and preferences. Particularly is this the case if, to the character of a collector, he adds -- or tries to add --…

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The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in...

There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in...

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but...

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but...

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

Avoid wine and women -- choose a freckly-faced girl for a wife; they are invariably...

Avoid wine and women -- choose a freckly-faced girl for a wife; they are invariably...

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the...

Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.

Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so...

Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so...

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the...

Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the...

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to...

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to...

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.

The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget

The natural man has only two primal passions, to get and to beget

What I fear and desire most in this world is passion. I fear it because...

What I fear and desire most in this world is passion. I fear it because...

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.

Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.