In [my] Life ... I Did Not

And There Is No Use Whatever, Gentlemen, Trying To Help People Who Do Not Help Themselves. You Cannot Push Any One Up A Ladder Unless He Be Willing To Climb A Little Himself.

The Man Who Dies Leaving Behind Him Millions Of Available Wealth, Which Was His To Administer During His Life, Will Pass Away Unwept, Unhonoured And Insung No Matter To What Uses He Leaves The Dross Which He Cannot Take With Him.

If It Is Right That Schools Should Be Maintained By The Whole Community For The Well-being Of The Whole, It Is Right Also That Libraries Should Be So Maintained.

He That Cannot Reason Is A Fool. He That Will Not Is A Bigot. He That Dare Not Is A Slave.

There Is A Power Under Your Control That Is Greater Than Poverty, Greater Than The Lack Of Education, Greater Than All Your Fears And Superstitions Combined. It Is The Power To Take Possession Of Your Own Mind And Direct It To Whatever Ends You May Desire.