The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Civilization is a race between disaster and education.

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

A witty saying proves nothing.

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.

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

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

If you're teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are.

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

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.

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

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.