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

Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea.

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

Dare to think for yourself.

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

Industrialize or perish.

With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have great respect for the semi-colon; it's a useful little chap.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

When you know better you do better.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

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

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

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

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

In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

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

Know what you are talking about.