To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.
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.
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.
Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea.
It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
The knowledge of all things is possible
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
