"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder."
"Love takes up where knowledge leaves off."
"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand."
"The things that we love tell us what we are."
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."
"The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is."