“Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”

“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”

“A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.”

“And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.”

“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”