Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

A politician thinks of the next election -- a statesman, of the next generation.

A politician thinks of the next election -- a statesman, of the next generation.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for read more

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual read more

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations

Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature

Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.

Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end read more

Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end of generations