I quit school in the fifth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it but because I couldn't spell it.

The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

I wrote my name at the top of the page. I wrote down the number of the question "1". After much reflection I put a bracket round it thus "(1)". But thereafter I could not think of anything connected with it that was either relevant or true.

The aim of education should be to teach the child to think, not what to think.

The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.

The most important method of education always has consisted of that in which the pupil was urged to actual performance.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.

The goal of education is not the pursuit of knowledge for the glorification of the mind, but for the purification of the heart.