The world we live in is but thickened light.
Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.
Pride eradicates all vices but itself.
The highest end of government is the culture of men.
The solitary knows the essence of the thought, the scholar in society only its fair face.
Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. When she has work to do, she qualifies men for that and sends them equipped.