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

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

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

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.

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

A witty saying proves nothing.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

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

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world

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

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge

If you're teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.