You leave the campus better than when you arrived in the degree in which you have made yourself better, according as you have utilized the climate and the social buffers, the order and experience of this institution and its personnel. Not for glory and least of all for profit. . . This obligation embraces both your mind and your will, knowledge and love. It is not enough to be an intellectual, a knower. For love leads a man forth from the captivity of selfishness, inclining him to focus not upon himself but upon other personalities.
Every human being has a divine destiny, and society exists to serve it.
On the other hand, every human being is a part of society, and must serve society. The possibility of your contributing substantially to your society may seem to be out of the question. In truth, you might argue that you have only meager gifts. You should argue that a dedicated love is never meager, that an inner devotion to the truths we call humanities can wholly transform moderate talent and intellectual ability.