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

Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.

Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great.

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.

Knowledge, Action, Devotion are complementary to each other.

Know what you are talking about.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

I cannot live without books.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.

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

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

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

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

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.

Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.