Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.

The ability to retain a child's view of the world with at the same time a mature understanding of what it means to retain it, is extremely rare - and a person who has these qualities is likely to be able to contribute something really important to our thinking.

All books will become light in proportion as you find light in them.

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.

All genuine learning is active, not passive.