Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. —Calvin Coolidge

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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

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Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego

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Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. ― Joseph Stalin

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The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think

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Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

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There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

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A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

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