Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.
True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.
Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.
Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.
A lecture has been well described as the process whereby the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the mind of either.
The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn’t contain a single idea.
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess.
