The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.

...it is a sneaking piece of cowardice for authors to put feigned names to their works, as if, like bastards of their brain, they were afraid to own them.

Young bodies are like tender plants, which grow and become hardened to whatever shape you've trained them.

Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

Ask a wise man to dinner and he'll upset everyone by his gloomy silence or tiresome questions. Invite him to a dance and you'll have a camel prancing about. Haul him off to a public entertainment and his face will be enough to spoil the people's entertainment.

I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes.