Important Thinkers
For an overview of Gilbert Highet's life and career, see Gilbert Highet, the First Celebrity Classicist by Robert J. Ball.
From Wikipedia—Gilbert Highet.
Gilbert Highet—Classical Scholar
From The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature (1949), page 549:
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.