Collecting at its best is very far from mere acquisitiveness; it may become one of the most humanistic of occupations, seeking to illustrate by the a…

- Arthur Davison Ficke

The collector attempts always to acquire the best, and his knowledge of what is best is always widening. His is the task of judging between degrees o…

- Arthur Davison Ficke

Secret Instructions for Reaching Xanadu: Go eastward from the Bewildered-Dragon Lake Until you see the Monastery of the West Tower straight and high …

- Arthur Davison Ficke

Love is the simplest of all earthly things. It needs no grandeur of celestial trust In more than what it is, no holy wings: It stands with honest …

- Arthur Davison Ficke

A man must learn to forgive himself.

- Arthur Davison Ficke