No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed

No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.