God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
All stable processes we shall predict. All unstable processes we shall control.
If you're not learning while you're earning, you're cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.
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.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
Science is a rising force, It is creating a new world about us. It needs to be watched and pressed into service, and in any case, it would be courting disaster to ignore it.
Investigate, educate and organize the country must progress, productive works and industries are the main avenues at present next to education for the advancement of the country
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.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.
What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.
Education is a system of imposed ignorance.
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
The knowledge of all things is possible
