The young child approaching a new subject or anew problem is like the scientist operating at the edge of his chosen field.

Understanding something in one way does not preclude understanding it in other ways.

Telling others about oneself is...no simple matter. It depends on what we think they think we ought to be like

Knowledge helps only when it descends into habits.

In time, and as one comes to benefit from experience, one learns that things will turn out neither as well as one hoped nor as badly as one feared.

I would urge that the yeast of education is the idea of excellence, and the idea of excellence comprises as many forms as there are individuals, each of whom develops his own image of excellence. The school must have as one of its principal functions the nurturing of images of excellence.

Learners are encouraged to discover facts and relationships for themselves.