Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.

I cannot live without books.

Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

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

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

The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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

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

Courage, conviction and confidence.

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

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.

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

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

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you?re pierced.

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think

There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.

Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.