"Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen."
"The Study of philosophy is not that we may know what men have thought, but what the truth of things is."
"The things that we love tell us what we are."
"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."
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."
"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."