Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.

Strive to become a lover of learning rather than one who has merely learned a great deal.

-- Porphyry

War is sweet to those who have not tried it.

-- Erasmus

One win, nine losses.

-- Tadashi Yanai

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

-- Richard Branson

I try to learn from every mistake. When we lose money, I want to understand exactly why we lost it.

-- David Einhorn

I learned more about investing from that lunch with Warren Buffett than from any book I have ever read.

-- Guy Spier