There is no royal road to learning for anyone. Even the boys who have the privilege of going to the very best schools and colleges, derive no advantage from their splendid opportunities if they do not work hard at their studies. […]
This aphorism means that no great effects of any kind can be produced without knowledge. The progress of science increases the power of man and enables him to make the powers of nature subservient to his will. […]
The main difference between a man and an animal is that man has some knowledge but an animal has no knowledge of anything. Knowledge is the godmother of all discoveries, explorations and inventions. […]