From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2005-10-31:
"There are few earthly things more beautiful than a University... It is a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see; where seekers and learners alike, banded together in a search for knowledge, will honor thought in all its finer ways, will welcome thinkers in distress or in exile." -- John Masefield, in his address on being granted an honourary degree by the University of Sheffield in June 1946.(submitted to the mailing list by Terry Labach)