2000  The roots of education are bitter,but the fruit is sweet
1601  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. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
300  Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
700  Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.
974  Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.