Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.

I cannot live without books.

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

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

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

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

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

Courage, conviction and confidence.

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

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

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

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

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

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

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.