Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
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.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.
Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
