I cannot live without books.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
I am a part of everything that I have read.
Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.
When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.
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.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.
Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.
Know what you are talking about.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
