There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.

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.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.

Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.

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

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

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

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

Dare to think for yourself.

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

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

When you know better you do better.

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

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.