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

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

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

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.

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

Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.

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 highest result of education is tolerance.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

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

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

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

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.