And we must beg Homer and the other poets not to be angry if we strike out these and similar passages, not because they are unpoetical, or unattractive to the popular ear, but because the greater the poetical charm in them, the less are they meet for the ears of boys and men who are meant to be free, and who should fear slavery more than death.

Man is a being in search of meaning.

... the good are not willing to rule either for the sake of money or of honor.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable, inasmuch as he has the fountain of reason in him not yet regulated.

A house that has a library in it has a soul.

Excellent things are rare.

Let no one ignorant of Mathematics enter here.