A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up.

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

If you want a new idea, read an old book.

I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand.

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

Those who learn fastest will achieve more than those who learn best.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

I kept always two books in my pocket: one to read, one to write in.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

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

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven't learned a thing until you can take action and use it.