“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.”

Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain.

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Memory is the scribe of the soul

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form, but with regard to their mode of life.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.