Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working. There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called 'mate,' to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.