I think that there are some teachers that do a very good job of incorporating culture and history. And there are some teachers who could use a little more help in that area.

We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties.

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.

Too often, I think, children are required to write before they have anything to say. Teach them to think and read and talk without self-repression, and they will write because they cannot help it.

It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine.

We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about.