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It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it

One may do whatever one likes in art: the only thing is to make sure that one does not like it

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks

Let us not cease to do the utmost, that we may incessantly go forward in the way of the Lord; and let us not despair of the smallness of our accomplishments