I put up with this church, in the hope that one day it will become better, just as it is constrained to put up with me in the hope that I will become better.

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.

So our student will flit like a busy bee through the entire garden of literature, light on every blossom, collect a little nectar from each, and carry it to his hive.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth

Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog.

Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.