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.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace.
All stable processes we shall predict. All unstable processes we shall control.
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
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 idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
