“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace
“Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world
“Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn
“Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation