The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and elevated opinions.

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

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

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

Investigate, educate and organize.

I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.

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

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.

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

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

My weapon is literature

I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.

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

It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.