“Sylvie’s knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far-ranging, ‘The sign that one has acquired one’s learning from reading novels rather than an education…”

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." — Mark TwainBeh-Rang was a critic of "an educational system that does not offer anything other than limited reading and writing."Beh-Rang”

“Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.”

“An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.”

“Acquire knowledge, and learn tranquility and dignity.”

“Someone has said,”Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one’s ignorance.”..No one has a corner on wisdom. All the name-dropping in the world does not heighten the significance of our character. If anything, it reduces it. Our acute need is to cultivate a willingness to learn and to remain teachable.”