As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
Courage, conviction and confidence.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.
Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.
A witty saying proves nothing.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.
Investigate, educate and organize.
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.
The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and elevated opinions.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.
