Gilbert Highet

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.

The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.

The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.