"We ought to esteem it of the..." - Quote by Plato

“States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.”

“Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.”

“Trees and fields tell me nothing: men are my teachers.”

“The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.”

“THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and recipient minds! The middlemen almost unconsciously adulterate the food which they supply. It is because of teachers that so little is learned, and that so badly.”

“The principle aim of gymnastics is the education of all youth and not simply that minority of people highly favored by nature.”

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”

“Phrases and their actual meanings: My teacher has never liked me. Expect a phone call before lunch from the teacher informing you that your child has been launching hot dogs by compressing them inside a small Thermos and then removing the lid quickly.”

“In India's distant past, when the population was low, the blessing given a woman was, 'May you have many children.' Most of our epics and literature stress this wish, and the idea that a woman should have many children hasn't declined.”