Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
I cannot live without books.
Education is a system of imposed ignorance.
There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
The highest result of education is tolerance.
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.
A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.
The fullness of knowledge only comes through the awareness of ignorance.