Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

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.

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

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

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

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

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

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

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.

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

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

I am a part of everything that I have read.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

A thought is an idea in transit.