I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.

Science is a rising force, It is creating a new world about us. It needs to be watched and pressed into service, and in any case, it would be courting disaster to ignore it.

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

Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

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

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

The knowledge of all things is possible

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.

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

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

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

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

A thought is an idea in transit.

Know what you are talking about.