Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Fear always springs from ignorance

Fear always springs from ignorance

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what read more

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance

Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.

Often the cock-loft is empty, in those whom nature hath built
many stories high.

He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in read more

He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure
Must have made foes. If he has none
Small is the work that he has done.
He has hit no traitor on the hip;
Has cast no cup from perjured lip;
Has never turned the wrong to right;
Has been a coward in the fight.