I am verily a man which am a Jew, born is Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, yet brought up read more

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born is Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and
taught according to the perfect manner of the fathers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated.

Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated.

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism read more

There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

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

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

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

The willingness to learn new skills is very high.

The willingness to learn new skills is very high.