"I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women"

"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent"

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"

"At the heart of the Reggio Emilia approach is the belief that children are full of potential, competent, and capable of constructing their own learning"

"Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked"

"A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning"

"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve"

"Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before"

"Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed"

"Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn"

"Women are responsible for creating their own roles"