A casual attitude toward human hurt and pain is the surest sign of educational failure.

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together.

Unobstructed access to facts can produce unlimited good only if it is matched by the desire and ability to find out what they mean and where they lead.

Second only to freedom, learning is the most precious option on earth.

Reverence for life is more than solicitude or sensitivity for life. It is a sense of the whole, a capacity for inspired response, a respect for the intricate universe of individual life. It is the supreme awareness of awareness itself.

It is no longer correct to regard higher education solely as a privilege. It is a basic right in today's world.

The life-force may be the least understood force on earth.