We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world
Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
If you're not learning while you're earning, you're cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.
Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.
The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
A child miseducated is a child lost.
Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you?re pierced.
It is better to know how to learn than to know.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.
My weapon is literature
Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
