Dogs wait for us faithfully.

In a discussion of this kind our interest should be centered not on the weight of the authority but on the weight of the argument. Indeed the authority of those who set out to teach is often an impediment to those who wish to learn. They cease to use their own judgment and regard as gospel whatever is put forward by their chosen teacher.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

The purpose of education is to free the student from the tyranny of the present.

Time is the herald of truth.

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.

What is so beneficial to the people as liberty, which we see not only to be greedily sought after by men, but also by beasts, and to be prepared in all things.