The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

The real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.

A thought is an idea in transit.

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

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life

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.

The knowledge of all things is possible

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.

A witty saying proves nothing.

What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

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

Industrialize or perish.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

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

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.