A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life

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

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

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

Suddenly degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true? When I was a student, if you had a degree, you had a job. If you didn't have a job it's because you didn't want one. And I didn't want one, frankly.

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

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

The fullness of knowledge only comes through the awareness of ignorance.

As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge