“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.
“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well
“If you consider what are called the virtues of mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation
“An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind. An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't
“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense
“An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught
“The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living
“I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly