“One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences.”
“In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie.”
“Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely.”
“Nothing is more important for teaching us to understand the concepts we have than to construct fictitious ones.”
“When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.”
“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.”