The prayer of Ajax was for light.

Stay, stay at home, my heart and rest; Home-keeping hearts are the happiest, For those that wander they know not where Are full of trouble and full of care; To stay at home is best.

Nothing with God can be accidental.

In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

When you ask one friend to dine, Give him your best wine! When you ask two, The second best will do!

The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.