We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.

"The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life!" And yet can we cast out of our spirits all read more

"The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life!" And yet can we cast out of our spirits all the good or evil poured into them by so many learned generations? Ignorance cannot be learned.

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one read more

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.

What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.

Each generation must go further than the last or what's the use in it?

Each generation must go further than the last or what's the use in it?

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the read more

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.