Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Quote by Charles W. Eliot about books, teachers
Quotes by Charles W. Eliot
3 quotes by Charles W. Eliot
Charles W. Eliot - president of Harvard University
Also called: Charles William Eliot.
Was born on 20 mar 1834.
Died on 22 aug 1926, at 92 years old.
Died on 22 aug 1926, at 92 years old.
Origin country: United States
Biography: American academic selected as Harvard's president in 1869, he is the one who transformed the provincial college into a famous university.
Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses. "
Quote by Charles W. Eliot about world
Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion...
Quote by Charles W. Eliot about opinion, evolution, happiness, thinking
