But to go to school in a summer morn,
Oh, it drives all joy away!
Under a read more

But to go to school in a summer morn,
Oh, it drives all joy away!
Under a cruel eye outworn,
The little ones spend the day--
In sighing and dismay.

Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice read more

Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.

My definition of a University is Mark Hopkins at one end of a log
and a student on the read more

My definition of a University is Mark Hopkins at one end of a log
and a student on the other.

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.

The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

Not with whom you are born, but with whom you are bred.
[Sp., No con quien naces, sino con read more

Not with whom you are born, but with whom you are bred.
[Sp., No con quien naces, sino con quien paces.]

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance read more

The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others