We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves, then he will gaze upon the light of the moon and the stars and the spangled heaven...Last of all he will be able to see the sun.

And we must beg Homer and the other poets not to be angry if we strike out these and similar passages, not because they are unpoetical, or unattractive to the popular ear, but because the greater the poetical charm in them, the less are they meet for the ears of boys and men who are meant to be free, and who should fear slavery more than death.

There is no other start to philosophy but wonder.

Fly from the company of the wicked--fly and turn not back.

As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all.

Integrity is your destiny-it is the light that guides your way.