It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.

It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Agustin Marissa read more

The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Agustin Marissa E ducation is bitter but the fruit is sweet. -Lord Chesterfield.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Of course everybody likes and respects self-made men. It is a
great deal better to be made in that read more

Of course everybody likes and respects self-made men. It is a
great deal better to be made in that way than not to be made at
all.

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop the theory of relativity. The read more

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop the theory of relativity. The reason, I think, is that a normal adult never stops to think about problems of space and time. These are things which he has thought about as a child.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy.

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.