Widsith

Wada weold Haelsingum.

—Widsith.

The Lay of Leithian

And thus in anguish Beren paid
For the great doom upon him laid,
And in his weird was Luthien snared,
The deathless in his dying shared;
And Fate them forged a binding chain
Of living love and mortal pain.

—from J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Leithian.

Epistle to Cangrande I della Scala

The purpose of the whole as well as the part is to remove those living in this life from the state of misery and to lead them to the state of bliss.

—Dante Alighieri, Epistle to Cangrande I della Scala, §15.

Donita K. Paul

The knights took great care in giving importance to sleep and sustenance. Sleep represented resting in God's care. Slumber served as a tribute to Him who cared for them. And sustenance signified the nourishment received not only in the food and drink, but in the study of the Bible.

—Donita K. Paul, DragonFire, p 227.

University Finals

But beyond this, my son, be warned: of the writing of books there is no end, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

—Ecclesiastes 12:12

University Politics

A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.

—Ecclesiastes 10:2

University Bias

I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.

—Psalm 119:99