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.

'Tis an easier matter to raise the devil than to lay him.

Your library is your paradise.

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.

Modern church music is so constructed that the congregation cannot hear one distinct word.

You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn.

Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.