Aquinas was once asked, with what compendium a man might become learned? He answered "By reading of one book.

To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.

By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds which brave men and women are capable.

Faith gives new light to the soul, but it does not put our eyes out; and what God hathgivenusinournature could never be intended as a snare to Religion, or engage us to believe a lie.

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.

The Holy Ghost is certainly the best preacher in the world, and the words of Scripture the best sermons.

To preserve a man alive in the midst of so many chances and hostilities, is as great a miracle as to create him.