Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.

Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.

Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.

The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but read more

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.