Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme
Accuse not nature: she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.
For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth.