Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.

I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of the mother tongue.

Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.

The fruit of liberal education is not learning, but the capacity and desire to learn, not knowledge, but power.

Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.

One could get a first-class education from a shelf of books five feet long.