"Education produces natural intuitions, and natural intuitions..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal

“You are in the same manner surrounded with a small circle of persons... full of desire. They demand of you the benefits of desire... You are therefore properly the king of desire. ...equalin this to the greatest kings of the earth... It is desire that constitutes their power; that is, the possession of things that men covet.”

“If a soldier or labourer complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing.”

“If we regulate our conduct according to our own convictions, we may safely disregard the praise or censure of others.”

“If you meet at dinner a man who has spent his life in educating himself - a rare type in our time ... you rise from table richer, and conscious that a high ideal has for a moment touched and sanctified your days. But Oh! my dear Ernest, to sit next to a man who has spent his life in trying to educate others! What a dreadful experience that is!”

“It was my teacher's genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful. It was because she seized the right moment to impart knowledge that made it so pleasant and acceptable to me.”

“One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.”

“The primary wisdom is intuition. In that deep force, the last fact behind which analysis cannot go, all things find their origin.”

“Go with your gut instincts even if it is contrarian to what the "experts" suggest.”

“When intuition and logic agree, you are always right.”