"Free libraries are the people's universities."

"There is no genuine praise except that which comes from the heart."

"The law of competition, therefore, it may be said, is here, for the present, at least, and for the individual, beneficial, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department."

"I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution."

"All my life I have been a great believer in the wisdom of the common man."