Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Civilization is a race between disaster and education.
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.
When you know better you do better.
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of Experience, the mother of all Knowledge.
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.