Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.