Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores.

• 读史使人明智；读诗使人灵秀；数学使人周密；科学使人深刻；伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修饰使人善辩；凡有所学，皆成性格。