Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
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.
The fullness of knowledge only comes through the awareness of ignorance.
Suddenly degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true? When I was a student, if you had a degree, you had a job. If you didn't have a job it's because you didn't want one. And I didn't want one, frankly.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.
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
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.
It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Courage, conviction and confidence.
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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.
It is better to know how to learn than to know.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
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.
