John Cotton Dana Professions : Librarian Born : August 19, 1856 Died : July 21, 1929 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by John Cotton Dana Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. John Cotton Dana education appreciation inspirational The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next. John Cotton Dana library next firsts Of hobbies there are many, many, kinds. For example, money-making. But money-making is not exactly a hobby, for it will scarcely carry a boy along in continuous joy, comfort and pleasure - to say nothing of a full-grown man. Money comes, not because it is ridden as a hobby, but because a real hobby is ridden so cleverly and carefully that it oozes out money on the side! John Cotton Dana money real boys The library should be a commonplace to every one. To use it should be as natural when one needs news or knowledge, fiction or fact, as it is to use the trolley when one needs transportation. John Cotton Dana library use needs A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established. John Cotton Dana museum great good art Similar Authors Arthur Curley librarian Frances Clarke Sayers librarian Elizabeth Gould Davis librarian Melvil Dewey librarian Nancy Pearl librarian Judith Krug librarian All Authors