A witty saying proves nothing.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.

My weapon is literature

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

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

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

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.

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

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

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

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.