It Is A Difficult Task, O Citizens,

Books Delight To The Very Marrow Of One's Bones. They Speak To Us, Consult With Us, And Join With Us In A Living And Intense Intimacy.

The Generous Mind Adds Dignity To Every Act, And Nothing Misbecomes It.

Reason Speaks And Feeling Bites

He Is A Fool Who Leaves Things Close At Hand To Follow What Is Out Of Reach.

To Be Ignorant Of The Lives Of The Most Celebrated Men Of Antiquity Is To Continue In A State Of Childhood All Our Days.