The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion.
No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory.
If there is no contradictory impression, there is nothing to awaken reflection
What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
To begin with the wine jar in learning the potter's art.