Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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.
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
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
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
Any knowledge that doesn't lead to new questions quickly dies out: it fails to maintain the temperature required for sustaining life.
With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have great respect for the semi-colon; it's a useful little chap.
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.
A child miseducated is a child lost.
A thought is an idea in transit.
If you're not learning while you're earning, you're cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.