Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.

You can never learn less, you can only learn more.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.

Civilization is a race between disaster and education.

The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated.

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

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

A thought is an idea in transit.

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.