A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

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

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.