I don't want to be a slave to anyone other than the God who gave me reason.
There is no ignorant person who cannot ask so many questions that even the most learned person cannot answer.
Hard work overcomes all obstacles.
Nothing happens without sufficient reasons.
I believe that experience is above the thousands of opinions produced by imagination alone.
It's not a big deal to be able to spot other people's mistakes; to offer something better - this is what a capable man should do.
Reason penetrates the mysteries of the universe with the help of science. Science and experience are only means of accumulating material for reason.
Those who write confusedly either display their ignorance or try to hide it. They write confusedly what they understand confusedly.
Those who want to find the truth through experience rely only on their own senses and will learn nothing, because either they do not consider what is more useful and necessary, or they are not able to make use of what they see or perceive with the help of the senses.
Victory is born only from a hot and vigorous impulse, from strong love for the country, from boldness and energy. And not only from a singular impulse, but, above all, from the mobilization of all forces in a constant burning capable of moving mountains, discovers the unknown depths and rises in the sunlight.
The main branch of natural science, physics, today stands on its own, and the reasoning it makes is based on undoubted and often repeated experiences.
Politeness and compliments have no place in affairs on which the good of the state depends, especially when injustice triumphs.
By blind obedience to the opinions of one man science has suffered no less than from the invasion of barbarians. All those who worked on the land of science followed only Aristotle and took his views as truth. I do not despise this glorious and brilliant philosopher in his time. But I wonder, not without regret, that there are people who believe that a mortal is entirely without sin. This is what constituted the main obstacle in the development of sciences.
The honor of the Russian people demands that they show their ability and skill in science, and that our motherland be able to make use of her own sons not only when it comes to military valor or other important affairs, but also in the development of the higher sciences.
Education contains three basic components: physical education, moral education, intended to educate the heart, and rational education, intended to educate the reason of man.
Raise your children in such a way that they become happy people and good citizens.
Russian reason is superior to foreign reason, but due to the fact that it is not so respected as foreign reason, it is often fooled
When begging for alms, it is not desirable to tell the truth.
He who has become accustomed to lying must have a very good memory so as not to forget what he lied about.
The example of other people has an enormous influence on young people, especially the example of parents.
The welfare of the state and its development are based on good morals but good morals but good morals depend largely on education.
By working earnestly and thoughtfully to educate the spirit and heart of your students, you will also renew your own spirit. In trying to make others wise, you yourself will become wiser, correcting others, you will end up correcting yourself.
A smile can tell us a lot about a person's inner world.
The bad man is always also a bad citizen.
Man cannot be happy when his heart is full of chaotic desires. If the heart is full of envy, he loses his peace of mind. Moral education helps us become happy.
The man who does not respect himself at all cannot respect others and thus proves his smallness of soul.
Great happiness - the test of fire, great unhappiness - only the test of water.
By abusing you get only a third, by loving and yielding you get everything.
There are plant-men, animal-men and god-men.
In this world it is much easier to hear the echo than the answer.