To Know Nothing Is The Happiest Life.

Sacred Scripture Is Of Course The Basic Authority For Everything; Yet I Sometimes Run Across Ancient Sayings Or Pagan Writings - Even The Poets - So Purely And Reverently And Admirably Expressed That I Can't Help Believing The Author's Hearts Were Moved By Some Divine Power. And Perhaps The Spirit Of Christ Is More Widespread Than We Understand, And The Company Of The Saints Includes Many Not On Our Calendar.

Out Of All Those Centuries The Greeks Can Count Seven Sages At The Most, And If Anyone Looks At Them More Closely I Swear He'll Not Find So Much As A Half-wise Man Or Even A Third Of A Wise Man Among Them.

No One Respects A Talent That Is Concealed.

No Man Is Wise At All Times, Or Is Without His Blind Side.

I Have Turned My Entire Attention To Greek. The First Thing I Shall Do, As Soon As The Money Arrives, Is To Buy Some Greek Authors; After That, I Shall Buy Clothes.