The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

Industrialize or perish.

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

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

Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Investigate, educate and organize.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

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

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.