Let us labor for that larger comprehension of truth, and that more thorough repudiation of error, which shall make the history of mankind a series of….

Education is a capital to the poor man, and an interest to the rich man..

Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge..

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins..

Teaching isn't one-tenth as effective as training..

When a child can be brought to tears, not from fear of punishment, but from repentance for his offence, he needs no chastisement. When the tears begi….

Avoid witticisms at the expense of others..

It would be more honourable to our distinguished ancestors to praise them in words less, but in deeds to imitate them more..

Without undervaluing any other human agency, it may be safely affirmed that the Common School, improved and energized, as it can easily be, may becom….

Bodies are cleansed by water; the mind is purified by truth..

The education already given to the people creates the necessity of giving them more..