“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”

“He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.”

“Children need models rather than critics.”

“Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.”

“How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract terms are the shadows they create to hide a vacuum.”

“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”

“We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own”