History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

Men are not created to know, men are not created to understand ... and our illusions increase with our knowledge.

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

Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that it still has left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.

Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings-admiration or pity.

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.