Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction

Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.

Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.

Better know nothing than half-know many things.

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Suddenly degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true? When I was a student, if you had a degree, you had a job. If you didn't have a job it's because you didn't want one. And I didn't want one, frankly.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.