It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

It is easy to build a philosophy--it doesn't have to run.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices read more

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes ... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know read more

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks does not know what he himself means, that is philosophy

I'll give thee armor to keep off that word;
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy,
To comfort thee, though read more

I'll give thee armor to keep off that word;
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy,
To comfort thee, though thou art banished.

That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

That stone, . . .
Philosophers in vain so long have sought.

Facts often contradict with truths.

Facts often contradict with truths.

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for read more

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings? - Craftmanship in Teaching.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.