Quotes by Edwin Percy Whipple

Books, - lighthouses erected in the great sea of time, - books, the precious depositories of the thoughts and creations of genius, - books, by whose sorcery times past become time present, and the whole pageantry of the world's history moves in solemn procession before our eyes; - these were to visit the firesides of the humble, and lavish the treasures of the intellect upon the poor.

The saddest failures in life are those that come from not putting forth the power and will to succeed.

In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward