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

Learning never exhausts the mind.

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

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

What is now proved was once only imagined.

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

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

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

A witty saying proves nothing.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

The real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

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

Know what you are talking about.

Dare to think for yourself.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

Investigate, educate and organize the country must progress, productive works and industries are the main avenues at present next to education for the advancement of the country

The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and elevated opinions.