You May Be Liberal In Your Praise

Knowledge Has Its Boundary Line, Where It Abuts On Ignorance; On The Outside Of That Boundary Line Are Ignorance And Miracles; On The Inside Of It Are Science And No Miracles.

It Would Be More Honourable To Our Distinguished Ancestors To Praise Them In Words Less, But In Deeds To Imitate Them More.

Forts, Arsenals, Garrisons, Armies, Navies, Are Means Of Security And Defence, Which Were Invented In Half-civilized Times And In Feudal Or Despotic Countries; But Schoolhouses Are The Republican Line Of Fortifications, And If They Are Dismantled And Dilapidated, Ignorance And Vice Will Pour In Their Legions Through Every Breach.

Teachers Teach Because They Care. Teaching Young People Is What They Do Best. It Requires Long Hours, Patience, And Care.

Good Books Are To The Young Mind What The Warming Sun And The Refreshing Rain Of Spring Are To The Seeds Which Have Lain Dormant In The Frosts Of Winter. They Are More, For They May Save From That Which Is Worse Than Death, As Well As Bless With That Which Is Better Than Life.