Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
A witty saying proves nothing.
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
A thought is an idea in transit.
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
