The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn
Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC.
Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world
Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins wi...
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and p...
The best of men is the person who is most beneficial to others.
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it, this is knowledge
Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his high...
The purpose of education is not to make a machine, but to make the human being
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
There is no friend as loyal as a book
American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and noted sportsman.
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differs from the dead
An ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, Greece. Along with Plato...
Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach
English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to th...
