Perhaps The Most Typically American

Life Is Too Short To Read Inferior Books.

An Eminent American Is Reported To Have Said To Friends Who Wished To Put Him Forward, 'gentlemen, Let There Be No Mistake. I Should Make A Good President, But A Very Bad Candidate.

Our Country Is Not The Only Thing To Which We Owe Our Allegiance. It Is Also Owed To Justice And To Humanity.

The Worth Of A Book Is To Be Measured By What You Can Carry Away From It.

When You Find That A Book Is Poor ... Waste No More Time Upon It.