The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so.

Jealousy is a virtue of democracies which preserves them from tyrants.

Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.

Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.