Atlanta’s Oglethorpe University has these words penned by Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, over the entrance to the university library:

"Ask of me what wilt the gold thy heart desires
The place where rubies flame and diamonds light their fires
But e’er thy hand has grasped my treasures passing rare
Bend low thine ear, I would with thee this secret share.
Ask not for wealth, nor fame, nor ease, nor sceptered rod.
Choose duty’s stern command to toil for man and God."